Laser produced electromagnetic pulses: generation, detection and mitigation

F Consoli, VT Tikhonchuk, M Bardon… - High Power Laser …, 2020 - cambridge.org
This paper provides an up-to-date review of the problems related to the generation,
detection and mitigation of strong electromagnetic pulses created in the interaction of high …

Guided electromagnetic discharge pulses driven by short intense laser pulses: Characterization and modeling

M Ehret, M Bailly-Grandvaux, P Korneev… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Strong electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) are generated from intense laser interactions with
solid-density targets and can be guided by the target geometry, specifically through …

Single-shot electron radiography using a laser–plasma accelerator

G Bruhaug, MS Freeman, HG Rinderknecht… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Contact and projection electron radiography of static targets was demonstrated using a laser–
plasma accelerator driven by a kilojoule, picosecond-class laser as a source of relativistic …

Stability and debris-mitigation of a solid tape target delivery system for intense laser-matter interactions towards high-repetition-rate

M Ehret, D de Luis, JI Apiñaniz… - Plasma Physics and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Stability and debris-mitigation of a solid tape target delivery system for intense laser-matter
interactions towards high-repetition-rate - IOPscience Skip to content IOP Science home …

Crater formation and deuterium production in laser irradiation of polymers with implanted nano-antennas

LP Csernai, IN Mishustin, LM Satarov, H Stöcker… - Physical Review E, 2023 - APS
Recent validation experiments on laser irradiation of polymer foils with and without
implanted golden nanoparticles are discussed. First we analyze characteristics of craters …

Synchronous post-acceleration of laser-driven protons in helical coil targets by controlling the current dispersion

Z Liu, Z Mei, D Kong, Z Pan, S Xu, Y Gao… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Post-acceleration of protons in helical coil targets driven by intense, ultrashort laser pulses
can enhance ion energy by utilizing the transient current from the targets' self-discharge. The …

High-repetition-rate source of nanosecond duration kA-current pulses driven by relativistic laser pulses

M Ehret, J Cikhardt, PW Bradford… - High Power Laser …, 2024 - cambridge.org
We report the first high-repetition-rate generation and simultaneous characterization of
nanosecond-scale return currents of kA-magnitude issued by the polarization of a target …

Characterisation and modelling of ultrashort laser-driven electromagnetic pulses

K Nelissen, M Liszi, MD Marco, V Ospina, I Drotár… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recent advances on laser technology have enabled the generation of ultrashort (fs) high
power (PW) laser systems. For such large scale laser facilities there is an imperative …

Future for inertial-fusion energy in Europe: a roadmap

D Batani, A Colaïtis, F Consoli, CN Danson… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The recent achievement of fusion ignition with laser-driven technologies at the National
Ignition Facility sets a historic accomplishment in fusion energy research. This …

Physics of chromatic focusing, post-acceleration and bunching of laser-driven proton beams in helical coil targets

M Bardon, JG Moreau, L Romagnani… - Plasma Physics and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
To increase the fluence and maximum energy of laser-driven proton beams in view of
potential applications such as isochoric heating of dense material or isotope production, it …