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 …

Laser-produced transient tin plasmas are the sources of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light at
13.5 nm wavelength for next-generation nanolithography, enabling the continued …

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

Nuclear fusion between protons and boron-11 nuclei has undergone a revival of interest
thanks to the rapid progress in pulsed laser technology. Potential applications of such …

Numerous experiments on laser-driven proton acceleration in the MeV range have been
performed with a large variety of laser parameters since its discovery around the year 2000 …

The interaction of ultraintense laser pulses with solids is largely affected by the plasma
gradient at the vacuum–solid interface, which modifies the absorption and ultimately …

The interaction of relativistically intense lasers with opaque targets represents a highly non-
linear, multi-dimensional parameter space. This limits the utility of sequential 1D scanning of …

An all-optical approach to laser-proton acceleration enhancement is investigated using the
simplest of target designs to demonstrate application-relevant levels of energy conversion …

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 …