Review of laser-driven ion sources and their applications
H Daido, M Nishiuchi… - Reports on progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
Applications of laser wakefield accelerator-based light sources
Laser-wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) were proposed more than three decades ago, and
while they promise to deliver compact, high energy particle accelerators, they will also …
while they promise to deliver compact, high energy particle accelerators, they will also …
Petawatt class lasers worldwide
C Danson, D Hillier, N Hopps, D Neely - High power laser science …, 2015 - cambridge.org
The use of ultra-high intensity laser beams to achieve extreme material states in the
laboratory has become almost routine with the development of the petawatt laser. Petawatt …
laboratory has become almost routine with the development of the petawatt laser. Petawatt …
Laser-driven proton scaling laws and new paths towards energy increase
The past few years have seen remarkable progress in the development of laser-based
particle accelerators. The ability to produce ultrabright beams of multi-megaelectronvolt …
particle accelerators. The ability to produce ultrabright beams of multi-megaelectronvolt …
Laser acceleration of quasi-monoenergetic MeV ion beams
Acceleration of particles by intense laser–plasma interactions represents a rapidly evolving
field of interest, as highlighted by the recent demonstration,,, of laser-driven relativistic …
field of interest, as highlighted by the recent demonstration,,, of laser-driven relativistic …
Fast ion generation by high-intensity laser irradiation of solid targets and applications
The acceleration of high-energy ion beams (up to several tens of mega-electron-volts per
nucleon) following the interaction of short (t< 1 ps) and intense (I λ 2> 1018 W˙ cm-2˙ μm-2) …
nucleon) following the interaction of short (t< 1 ps) and intense (I λ 2> 1018 W˙ cm-2˙ μm-2) …
Relativistic high-power laser–matter interactions
Recent advances in laser technology have pushed the frontier of maximum intensity
achieved to about 1022W/cm2 and investigators currently believe even higher intensities …
achieved to about 1022W/cm2 and investigators currently believe even higher intensities …
Scaling of proton acceleration driven by petawatt-laser–plasma interactions
L Robson, PT Simpson, RJ Clarke, KWD Ledingham… - Nature physics, 2007 - nature.com
The possibility of using high-power lasers to generate high-quality beams of energetic ions
is attracting large global interest. The prospect of using laser-accelerated protons in …
is attracting large global interest. The prospect of using laser-accelerated protons in …
Fusion reactions initiated by laser-accelerated particle beams in a laser-produced plasma
C Labaune, C Baccou, S Depierreux, C Goyon… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The advent of high-intensity-pulsed laser technology enables the generation of extreme
states of matter under conditions that are far from thermal equilibrium. This in turn could …
states of matter under conditions that are far from thermal equilibrium. This in turn could …
Laser-driven particle and photon beams and some applications
KWD Ledingham, W Galster - New Journal of Physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Outstanding progress has been made in high-power laser technology in the last 10 years
with laser powers reaching petawatt (PW) values. At present, there are 15 PW lasers built or …
with laser powers reaching petawatt (PW) values. At present, there are 15 PW lasers built or …