Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …

For many years, laser-driven ion acceleration, mainly proton acceleration, has been
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …

The dynamics of the acceleration of ultrathin foil targets by the radiation pressure of
superintense, circularly polarized laser pulses is investigated by analytical modeling and …

Laser-driven ion sources are a rapidly develo** technology producing high energy, high
peak current beams. Their suitability for applications, such as compact medical accelerators …

The ways toward modeling of astrophysical processes and extreme field regimes with super-
power lasers are discussed. The main attention is paid to the problem of limited similarity in …

The paper examines the prospects of using laser plasma as a source of high-energy ions for
the purpose of hadron beam therapy—an approach which is based on both theory and …

Fusion fast ignition (FI) initiated by a laser-driven particle beam promises a path to high-yield
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …

The propagation of ultraintense laser pulses through matter is connected with the generation
of strong moving magnetic fields in the propagation channel as well as the formation of a …

Relativistic flying mirrors in plasmas are thin, dense electron or electron–ion layers
accelerated by high-intensity electromagnetic waves to velocities close to the speed of light …

The energy of ions accelerated by an intense electromagnetic wave in the radiation
pressure dominated regime can be greatly enhanced due to a transverse expansion of a …