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 …

We present a study of laser-driven ion acceleration with micrometer and submicrometer thick
plastic targets. Using laser pulses with high temporal contrast and an intensity of the order of …

In radiation therapy, an accurate dose determination and a precise dose delivery to the
tumour are directly associated with better treatment outcomes in terms of higher tumour …

Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …

This paper presents a systematic investigation of an ultrashort pulse laser acceleration of
protons that yields unprecedented maximum proton energies of 17 MeV at a table-top Ti …

At the Helmholtz center GSI, PHELIX (Petawatt High Energy Laser for heavy Ion
eXperiments) has been commissioned for operation in stand-alone mode and, in …

Pulsed beams of energetic x-rays and neutrons from intense laser interactions with solid
foils are promising for applications where bright, small emission area sources, capable of …

This review article highlights the tremendous evolution of the research on laser plasma
accelerators which has, in record time, led to the production of high quality electron beams …

Energetic ions have been observed since the very first laser-plasma experiments. Their
origin was found to be the charge separation of electrons heated by thelaser, which transfers …