High‐power laser systems
J Zuo, X Lin - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High‐power laser sources are widely used in industrial precision processing and act as a
new platform for strong‐field physics research using peak power over petawatt. This review …
new platform for strong‐field physics research using peak power over petawatt. This review …
Proton imaging of high-energy-density laboratory plasmas
Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …
Enhanced ion acceleration using the high-energy petawatt PETAL laser
D Raffestin, L Lecherbourg, I Lantuéjoul… - Matter and Radiation …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The high-energy petawatt PETAL laser system was commissioned at CEA's Laser
Mégajoule facility during the 2017–2018 period. This paper reports in detail on the first …
Mégajoule facility during the 2017–2018 period. This paper reports in detail on the first …
Accelerating the rate of discovery: toward high-repetition-rate HED science
As high-intensity short-pulse lasers that can operate at high-repetition-rate (HRR)(> 10 Hz)
come online around the world, the high energy density (HED) science they enable will …
come online around the world, the high energy density (HED) science they enable will …
A flexible proton beam imaging energy spectrometer (PROBIES) for high repetition rate or single-shot high energy density (HED) experiments
The PROBIES diagnostic is a new, highly flexible, imaging and energy spectrometer
designed for laser-accelerated protons. The diagnostic can detect low-mode spatial …
designed for laser-accelerated protons. The diagnostic can detect low-mode spatial …
[HTML][HTML] Scaling of laser-driven electron and proton acceleration as a function of laser pulse duration, energy, and intensity in the multi-picosecond regime
A scaling study of short-pulse laser-driven proton and electron acceleration was conducted
as a function of pulse duration, laser energy, and laser intensity in the multi-picosecond (ps) …
as a function of pulse duration, laser energy, and laser intensity in the multi-picosecond (ps) …
Multivariate scaling of maximum proton energy in intense laser driven ion acceleration
Y Takagi, N Iwata, E d'Humieres, Y Sentoku - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
The production of high-energy ions is a momentous goal of ultraintense laser lights. So far a
number of experiments and numerical simulations have been conducted to obtain the …
number of experiments and numerical simulations have been conducted to obtain the …
Absorption and transport effects induced in plasmas by the interaction of electrons with laser speckles
M Sherlock, P Michel - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We show that the ponderomotive force associated with laser speckles can scatter electrons
in a laser-produced plasma in a manner similar to Coulomb scattering. Analytic expressions …
in a laser-produced plasma in a manner similar to Coulomb scattering. Analytic expressions …
[HTML][HTML] Direct electron acceleration in multi-kilojoule, multi-picosecond laser pulses
AJ Kemp, SC Wilks - Physics of Plasmas, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The physics mechanism behind the acceleration of electrons to energies much higher than
the laser ponderomotive potential is reported. While electrons with these energies have …
the laser ponderomotive potential is reported. While electrons with these energies have …
Recent progress in quantifying hydrodynamics instabilities and turbulence in inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density experiments
A Casner - … Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Since the seminal paper of Nuckolls triggering the quest of inertial confinement fusion (ICF)
with lasers, hydrodynamic instabilities have been recognized as one of the principal hurdles …
with lasers, hydrodynamic instabilities have been recognized as one of the principal hurdles …