High-flux neutron generator based on laser-driven collisionless shock acceleration

YL Yao, SK He, Z Lei, T Ye, Y Xie, ZG Deng, B Cui… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
A novel compact high-flux neutron generator with a pitcher-catcher configuration based on
laser-driven collisionless shock acceleration (CSA) is proposed and experimentally verified …

Over-critical sharp-gradient plasma slab produced by the collision of laser-induced blast-waves in a gas jet: Application to high-energy proton acceleration

JR Marquès, P Loiseau, J Bonvalet, M Tarisien… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Generating thin and high density plasma slabs at a high repetition rate is a key issue for ultra-
high intensity laser applications, such as plasma photonics, electron acceleration by few …

Revisit on ion acceleration mechanisms in solid targets driven by intense laser pulses

B Qiao, XF Shen, H He, Y Xie, H Zhang… - Plasma Physics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The most investigated ion acceleration mechanisms in solid targets driven by intense laser
pulses are revisited, including the target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA), radiation …

Laser-driven collisionless shock acceleration of protons from gas jets tailored by one or two nanosecond beams

J Bonvalet, P Loiseau, JR Marquès, E Atukpor… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
It was proposed recently that laser-ion acceleration in gas jets may be significantly improved
if each side of a gas jet target is tailored by an auxiliary nanosecond laser pulse [Marquès et …

Ion acceleration from the interaction of ultrahigh-intensity laser pulses with near-critical density, nonuniform gas targets

V Ospina-Bohórquez, A Debayle, JJ Santos… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Using one-dimensional, long-timescale particle-in-cell simulations, we study the processes
of ion acceleration from the interaction of ultraintense (1020 W cm À2), ultrashort (30 fs) …

Laser-Driven Proton-Only Acceleration in a Multicomponent Near-Critical-Density Plasma

Y Sakawa, H Ishihara, SN Ryazantsev… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
An experimental investigation of collisionless shock ion acceleration is presented using a
multicomponent plasma and a high-intensity picosecond duration laser pulse. Protons are …

Collisionless shock acceleration in the corona of an inertial confinement fusion pellet with possible application to ion fast ignition

E Boella, R Bingham, RA Cairns… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are used to explore collisionless shock
acceleration in the corona plasma surrounding the compressed core of an inertial …

[HTML][HTML] Laser-driven collisionless shock acceleration of ions from near-critical plasmas

S Tochitsky, A Pak, F Fiuza, D Haberberger… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper overviews experimental and numerical results on acceleration of narrow energy
spread ion beams by an electrostatic collisionless shockwave driven by 1 μm (Omega EP) …

Enhanced ion acceleration in transition from opaque to transparent plasmas

R Mishra, F Fiuza, S Glenzer - New Journal of Physics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Using particle-in-cell simulations, we investigate ion acceleration in the interaction of high
intensity lasers with plasmas which transition from opaque to transparent during the …

Ion acceleration in electrostatic collisionless shock: on the optimal density profile for quasi-monoenergetic beams

E Boella, F Fiúza, AS Novo, R Fonseca… - Plasma Physics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
A numerical study on ion acceleration in electrostatic shock waves is presented, with the aim
of determining the best plasma configuration to achieve quasi-monoenergetic ion beams in …