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 …
Ultra-short pulse laser acceleration of protons to 80 MeV from cryogenic hydrogen jets tailored to near-critical density
M Rehwald, S Assenbaum, C Bernert, FE Brack… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Laser plasma-based particle accelerators attract great interest in fields where conventional
accelerators reach limits based on size, cost or beam parameters. Despite the fact that …
accelerators reach limits based on size, cost or beam parameters. Despite the fact that …
Laser ion acceleration for hadron therapy
The paper examines the prospects of using laser plasma as a source of high-energy ions for
the purpose of hadron beam therapy—an approach which is based on both theory and …
the purpose of hadron beam therapy—an approach which is based on both theory and …
Power Scaling for Collimated -Ray Beams Generated by Structured Laser-Irradiated Targets and Its Application to Two-Photon Pair Production
Using three-dimensional kinetic simulations, we examine the emission of collimated γ-ray
beams from structured laser-irradiated targets with a prefilled cylindrical channel and its …
beams from structured laser-irradiated targets with a prefilled cylindrical channel and its …
Fast ignition with laser-driven proton and ion beams
Fusion fast ignition (FI) initiated by a laser-driven particle beam promises a path to high-yield
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …
Boosting laser-ion acceleration with multi-picosecond pulses
A Yogo, K Mima, N Iwata, S Tosaki, A Morace… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Using one of the world most powerful laser facility, we demonstrate for the first time that high-
contrast multi-picosecond pulses are advantageous for proton acceleration. By extending …
contrast multi-picosecond pulses are advantageous for proton acceleration. By extending …
Efficient quasi-monoenergetic ion beams from laser-driven relativistic plasmas
Table-top laser–plasma ion accelerators have many exciting applications, many of which
require ion beams with simultaneous narrow energy spread and high conversion efficiency …
require ion beams with simultaneous narrow energy spread and high conversion efficiency …
Laser wakefield acceleration with mid-IR laser pulses
We report on, to the best of our knowledge, the first results of laser plasma wakefield
acceleration driven by ultrashort mid-infrared (IR) laser pulses (λ= 3.9 μm, 100 fs, 0.25 TW) …
acceleration driven by ultrashort mid-infrared (IR) laser pulses (λ= 3.9 μm, 100 fs, 0.25 TW) …
Laser wakefield acceleration of ions with a transverse flying focus
The extreme electric fields created in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions could generate
energetic ions far more compactly than traditional accelerators. Despite this promise, laser …
energetic ions far more compactly than traditional accelerators. Despite this promise, laser …
Laser proton acceleration from a near-critical imploding gas target
The interaction between relativistic intense laser pulses and near-critical-density targets has
been sought after in order to increase the efficiency of laser-plasma energy coupling …
been sought after in order to increase the efficiency of laser-plasma energy coupling …