Extremely high-intensity laser interactions with fundamental<? format?> quantum systems
A Di Piazza, C Müller, KZ Hatsagortsyan… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2012 - APS
The field of laser-matter interaction traditionally deals with the response of atoms, molecules,
and plasmas to an external light wave. However, the recent sustained technological …
and plasmas to an external light wave. However, the recent sustained technological …
Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators
Relativistic interaction of short-pulse lasers with underdense plasmas has recently led to the
emergence of a novel generation of femtosecond x-ray sources. Based on radiation from …
emergence of a novel generation of femtosecond x-ray sources. Based on radiation from …
Experimental evidence of radiation reaction in the collision of a high-intensity laser pulse with a laser-wakefield accelerated electron beam
The dynamics of energetic particles in strong electromagnetic fields can be heavily
influenced by the energy loss arising from the emission of radiation during acceleration …
influenced by the energy loss arising from the emission of radiation during acceleration …
Decoding sources of energy variability in a laser-plasma accelerator
Laser-plasma acceleration promises compact sources of high-brightness relativistic electron
beams. However, the limited stability often associated with laser-plasma acceleration has …
beams. However, the limited stability often associated with laser-plasma acceleration has …
Experimental signatures of the quantum nature of radiation reaction in the field of an ultraintense laser
The description of the dynamics of an electron in an external electromagnetic field of
arbitrary intensity is one of the most fundamental outstanding problems in electrodynamics …
arbitrary intensity is one of the most fundamental outstanding problems in electrodynamics …
Multi-GeV electron beams from capillary-discharge-guided subpetawatt laser pulses in the self-trapping regime
Multi-GeV electron beams with energy up to 4.2 GeV, 6% rms energy spread, 6 pC charge,
and 0.3 mrad rms divergence have been produced from a 9-cm-long capillary discharge …
and 0.3 mrad rms divergence have been produced from a 9-cm-long capillary discharge …
Automation and control of laser wakefield accelerators using Bayesian optimization
RJ Shalloo, SJD Dann, JN Gruse… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Laser wakefield accelerators promise to revolutionize many areas of accelerator science.
However, one of the greatest challenges to their widespread adoption is the difficulty in …
However, one of the greatest challenges to their widespread adoption is the difficulty in …
Applications of laser wakefield accelerator-based light sources
F Albert, AGR Thomas - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …
Quasi-monoenergetic laser-plasma acceleration of electrons to 2 GeV
Laser-plasma accelerators of only a centimetre's length have produced nearly
monoenergetic electron bunches with energy as high as 1 GeV. Scaling these compact …
monoenergetic electron bunches with energy as high as 1 GeV. Scaling these compact …
All-optical Compton gamma-ray source
One of the major goals of research for laser-plasma accelerators is the realization of
compact sources of femtosecond X-rays,,. In particular, using the modest electron energies …
compact sources of femtosecond X-rays,,. In particular, using the modest electron energies …