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 …

This review is devoted to the study of ultrafast laser ablation of solids and liquids. The
ablation of condensed matter under exposure to subpicosecond laser pulses has a number …

The study of structure, thermodynamic state, equation of state (EOS) and transport properties
of warm dense matter (WDM) has become one of the key aspects of laboratory astrophysics …

A number of laser facilities coming online all over the world promise the capability of high-
power laser experiments with shot repetition rates between 1 and 10 Hz. Target availability …

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 …

The matter in extreme conditions end station at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a
new tool enabling accurate pump–probe measurements for studying the physical properties …

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 …

Tracking primary radiation-induced processes in matter requires ultrafast sources and high
precision timing. While compact laser-driven ion accelerators are seeding the development …

Detailed measurements of the electron densities, temperatures, and ionization states of
compressed CH shells approaching pressures of 50 Mbar are achieved with spectrally …