The dynamics of charged particles in electromagnetic fields is an essential component of
understanding the most extreme environments in our Universe. In electromagnetic fields of …

Laser-wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) were proposed more than three decades ago, and
while they promise to deliver compact, high energy particle accelerators, they will also …

Laser-plasma physics has developed rapidly over the past few decades as lasers have
become both more powerful and more widely available. Early experimental and numerical …

The dynamics of energetic particles in strong electromagnetic fields can be heavily
influenced by the energy loss arising from the emission of radiation during acceleration …

The description of the dynamics of an electron in an external electromagnetic field of
arbitrary intensity is one of the most fundamental outstanding problems in electrodynamics …

Guiding of relativistically intense laser pulses with peak power of 0.85 PW over 15 diffraction
lengths was demonstrated by increasing the focusing strength of a capillary discharge …

Laser-plasma acceleration promises compact sources of high-brightness relativistic electron
beams. However, the limited stability often associated with laser-plasma acceleration has …

Abstract The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has selected in
2006 a proposal based on ultra-intense laser fields with intensities reaching up to 10 22–10 …

Laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs) are capable of accelerating charged particles to very high
energies in very compact structures. In theory, therefore, they offer advantages over …

The emergence of a new era reaching beyond current state-of-the-art ultrashort and
ultraintense laser technology has been enabled by the approval of around€ 850 million …