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 …

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 …

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 …

In simulations of a 10 PW laser striking a solid, we demonstrate the possibility of producing a
pure electron-positron plasma by the same processes as those thought to operate in high …

Radiation reaction (RR) effects on the acceleration of a thin plasma foil by a superintense
laser pulse in the radiation pressure-dominated regime are investigated theoretically. A …

When high-intensity laser interaction with matter enters the regime of dominated radiation
reaction, the radiation losses open the way for producing short pulse high-power γ-ray …

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 …

We present experimental results showing a laser-accelerated proton beam maximum
energy cutoff of 67.5 MeV, with more than 5× 10 6 protons per MeV at that energy, using flat …

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 advent of ultrahigh-power femtosecond lasers creates a need for an entirely new class
of optical components based on plasmas. The most promising of these are known as plasma …