We present a study of laser-driven ion acceleration with micrometer and submicrometer thick
plastic targets. Using laser pulses with high temporal contrast and an intensity of the order of …

This paper provides an up-to-date review of the problems related to the generation,
detection and mitigation of strong electromagnetic pulses created in the interaction of high …

Pulsed beams of energetic x-rays and neutrons from intense laser interactions with solid
foils are promising for applications where bright, small emission area sources, capable of …

The production of intense x-ray and particle sources is one of the most remarkable aspects
of high energy laser interaction with a solid target. Wide application of these laser-driven …

A high repetition rate scintillator-based transverse beam profile diagnostic for laser-plasma
accelerated proton beams has been designed and commissioned. The proton beam profiler …

The accelerated electron spectrum from high-intensity laser–solid interaction is often
conveniently described using a Boltzmann distribution, whose temperature is known within …

High-intensity laser–solid interactions generate relativistic electrons, as well as high-energy
(multi-MeV) ions and x-rays. The directionality, spectra and total number of electrons that …

An analysis of an electron spectrometer used to characterize fast electrons generated by
ultraintense (10 20 W cm− 2) laser interaction with a preformed plasma of scale length …

We report on experimental results from a high-intensity laser interaction with cone targets
that increase the number (× 3) and temperature (× 3) of the measured hot electrons over a …

We propose a technique for eliminating self-lasing and suppressing amplified spontaneous
emission in a partially pumped slab amplifier with a discrete path configuration. High gain …