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 …

Radiochromic films for the two-dimensional dose distribution assessment

P Casolaro - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Radiochromic films are mainly used for two-dimensional dose verification in photon,
electron, and proton therapy treatments. Moreover, the radiochromic film types available …

Laser–solid interaction studies enabled by the new capabilities of the iP2 BELLA PW beamline

S Hakimi, L Obst-Huebl, A Huebl, K Nakamura… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The new capabilities of the short focal length, high intensity beamline, named iP2, at the
BELLA Center will extend the reach of research in high energy density science, including …

Transformative technology for FLASH radiation therapy

R Schulte, C Johnstone, S Boucher, E Esarey… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application We report on new accelerator technology that has applications in
FLASH radiation therapy. FLASH radiation therapy may have profound implications in …

Defect engineering of silicon with ion pulses from laser acceleration

W Redjem, AJ Amsellem, FI Allen, G Benndorf… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Defect engineering is foundational to classical electronic device development and for
emerging quantum devices. Here, we report on defect engineering of silicon with ion pulses …

A novel platform for evaluating dose rate effects on oxidative damage to peptides: toward a high-throughput method to characterize the mechanisms underlying the …

S Gupta, JL Inman, JD Chant… - Radiation …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
High dose rate radiation has gained considerable interest recently as a possible avenue for
increasing the therapeutic window in cancer radiation treatment. The sparing of healthy …

Transformative technology for FLASH radiation therapy: A snowmass 2021 white paper

S Boucher, E Esarey, C Geddes, C Johnstone… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and, more
recently, immunotherapy. These modalities are often combined to improve the therapeutic …

High efficiency laser-driven proton sources using 3D-printed micro-structure

C Qin, H Zhang, S Li, N Wang, A Li, L Fan, X Lu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Fine structured targets are promising in enhancing laser-driven proton acceleration for
various applications. Here, we apply 3D-printed microwire-array (MWA) structure to boost …

[HTML][HTML] Online charge measurement for petawatt laser-driven ion acceleration

LD Geulig, L Obst-Huebl, K Nakamura, J Bin… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Laser-driven ion beams have gained considerable attention for their potential use in
multidisciplinary research and technology. Preclinical studies into their radiobiological …

Super-strong magnetic field-dominated ion beam dynamics in focusing plasma devices

A Morace, Y Abe, JJ Honrubia, N Iwata, Y Arikawa… - scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
High energy density physics is the field of physics dedicated to the study of matter and
plasmas in extreme conditions of temperature, densities and pressures. It encompasses …