An overview of Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification (OPCPA) is given as the
basis for the next generation of ultra-intense laser systems (> 1× 10 23 W/cm2). The benefits …

Understanding the physics of electromagnetic pulse emission and nozzle damage is critical
for the long-term operation of laser experiments with gas targets, particularly at facilities …

Since its invention in the early 60's of the last century [Maiman, 1960], laser technology didn't
stop improving. Indeed, lasers are being used more and more in different fields such as …

[EN] For more than two decades, laser-driven proton acceleration has been an important eld
of research with a potential interest for several applications in di erent elds of physics …

This thesis presents a theory for investigating streaming instabilities in converging
geometries in warm and cold plasmas. We address the number density inhomogeneity by …

The viability of using relativistic Thomson scattering (RTS) as an intensity gauge of intense
(I≳ 2× 10 18 W/cm 2) lasers is explored. Theory motivating measurement of the RTS second …

This paper presents the results of measurements of fluorescing cerium-doped yttrium
aluminum garnet crystals after being irradiated by an accelerated electron beam with energy …