Proton imaging of high-energy-density laboratory plasmas

DB Schaeffer, AFA Bott, M Borghesi, KA Flippo… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …

Demonstration of non-destructive and isotope-sensitive material analysis using a short-pulsed laser-driven epi-thermal neutron source

M Zimmer, S Scheuren, A Kleinschmidt, N Mitura… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Neutrons are a valuable tool for non-destructive material investigation as their interaction
cross sections with matter are isotope sensitive and can be used complementary to x-rays …

Laser-driven neutron generation with near-critical targets and application to materials characterization

F Mirani, A Maffini, M Passoni - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
Laser-driven neutrons arouse outstanding interest because of their promising uses in
several fields, from basic science to materials inspection. Many experiments achieved …

Focused Energy, A new approach towards inertial fusion energy

T Ditmire, M Roth, PK Patel, D Callahan… - Journal of Fusion …, 2023 - Springer
Focused Energy is a new startup company with the goal of develo** laser-driven inertial
fusion energy for electrical power production. The company combines the results from …

High-repetition-rate, multi-MeV deuteron acceleration from converging heavy water microjets at laser intensities of 1021 W/cm2

F Treffert, CB Curry, HGJ Chou, CJ Crissman… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate high repetition-rate deuteron acceleration by irradiating a continuously
flowing, ambient temperature liquid heavy water jet with the high-intensity ALEPH laser. The …

Multi-parameter Bayesian optimisation of laser-driven ion acceleration in particle-in-cell simulations

EJ Dolier, M King, R Wilson, RJ Gray… - New Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
High power laser-driven ion acceleration produces bright beams of energetic ions that have
the potential to be applied in a wide range of sectors. The routine generation of optimised …

Transition from backward to sideward stimulated Raman scattering with broadband lasers in plasmas

XF Li, SM Weng, P Gibbon, HH Ma, SH Yew… - Matter and Radiation …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Broadband lasers have been proposed as future drivers of inertial confined fusion (ICF) to
enhance the laser–target coupling efficiency via the mitigation of various parametric …

Optimizing proton acceleration using hollow laser pulses and a double-layer target: effects of focal spot position and polarization

C Willim, LO Silva, J Vieira - Plasma Physics and Controlled …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the influence of hollow laser pulse settings, specifically adjustments to the focal
plane and the phase structure and polarization, on the acceleration of high-energy, low …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient-temperature liquid jet targets for high-repetition-rate HED discovery science

F Treffert, GD Glenn, HGJ Chou, C Crissman… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
High-power lasers can generate energetic particle beams and astrophysically relevant
pressure and temperature states in the high-energy-density (HED) regime. Recently …

Effect of the rising edge of ultrashort laser pulse on the target normal sheath acceleration of ions

J Psikal - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser-driven ion acceleration is theoretically/numerically mostly studied with the assumption
of an idealised main ultrashort pulse of the Gaussian temporal shape, where …