Plasma polymers as targets for laser-driven proton-boron fusion

Autor: Marco Tosca, Daniel Molloy, Aaron McNamee, Pavel Pleskunov, Mariia Protsak, Kateryna Biliak, Daniil Nikitin, Jaroslav Kousal, Zdeněk Krtouš, Lenka Hanyková, Jan Hanuš, Hynek Biederman, Temour Foster, Gagik Nersisyan, Philip Martin, Chloe Ho, Anna Macková, Romana Mikšová, Marco Borghesi, Satyabrata Kar, Valeriia Istokskaia, Yoann Levy, Antonino Picciotto, Lorenzo Giuffrida, Daniele Margarone, Andrei Choukourov

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Physics, Vol 11 (2023)

Laser-driven proton-boron (pB) fusion has been gaining significant interest for energetic alpha particles production because of its neutron-less nature. This approach requires the use of B- and H-rich materials as targets, and common practice is the

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Guided post-acceleration of laser-driven ions by a miniature modular structure

Autor: Satyabrata Kar, Hamad Ahmed, Rajendra Prasad, Mirela Cerchez, Stephanie Brauckmann, Bastian Aurand, Giada Cantono, Prokopis Hadjisolomou, Ciaran L. S. Lewis, Andrea Macchi, Gagik Nersisyan, Alexander P. L. Robinson, Anna M. Schroer, Marco Swantusch, Matt Zepf, Oswald Willi, Marco Borghesi

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016)

Intense laser-driven acceleration mechanisms are promising for the realization of compact particle accelerators. Here, the authors present a miniature linear accelerating module for laser-driven protons from a foil that addresses limitation in terms

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Ultrashort, MeV-scale laser-plasma positron source for positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Autor: Nasr A. M. Hafz, Mark Hugh Cunningham, Christos Kamperidis, Gagik Nersisyan, Aaron Alejo, Song Li, Gianluca Sarri, Daniel Papp, Glenn Ross Frazer, Michael Phipps, J. Warwick, Thomas L. Audet, Luke Calvin

Publikováno v: Audet, T L, Alejo, A, Calvin, L, Cunningham, M H, Frazer, G R, Nersisyan, G, Phipps, M, Warwick, J R, Sarri, G, Hafz, N A M, Kamperidis, C, Song, L & Papp, D 2021, ' Ultrashort, MeV-scale laser-plasma positron source for positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy ', Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, vol. 24, no. 7, 073402 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.073402, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.073402
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, Vol 24, Iss 7, p 073402 (2021)

Sub-micron defects represent a well-known fundamental problem in manufacturing since they can significantly affect performance and lifetime of virtually any high-value component. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy is arguably the only establ

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.073402

Investigations of ultrafast charge dynamics in laser-irradiated targets by a self probing technique employing laser driven protons

Autor: D. Gwynne, Andrea Macchi, K. Naughton, Gagik Nersisyan, Satyabrata Kar, Domenico Doria, Marco Borghesi, Oswald Willi, Ciaran Lewis, Hamad Ahmed, G. Cantono, S. Brauckmann

Publikováno v: Ahmed, H, Kar, S, Cantono, G, Nersisyan, G, Brauckmann, S, Doria, D, Gwynne, D, Macchi, A, Naughton, K, Willi, O, Lewis, C L S & Borghesi, M 2016, ' Investigations of ultrafast charge dynamics in laser-irradiated targets by a self probing technique employing laser driven protons ', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 829, pp. 172-175 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.04.078
2nd Workshop on European Advanced Accelerator Concepts (EAAC), pp. 172–175, INFN, ITALY, 2015
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The divergent and broadband proton beams produced by the target normal sheath acceleration mechanism provide the unique opportunity to probe, in a point-projection imaging scheme, the dynamics of the transient electric and magnetic fields produced du

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.04.078

Proton probing of laser-driven EM pulses travelling in helical coils

Autor: Marco Borghesi, Anna Lena Giesecke, Domenico Doria, Oswald Willi, Hamad Ahmed, Satyabrata Kar, Ciaran Lewis, Gagik Nersisyan

Publikováno v: Ahmed, H, Kar, S, Giesecke, A L, Doria, D, Nersisyan, G, Willi, O, Lewis, C L S & Borghesi, M 2017, ' Proton probing of laser-driven EM pulses travelling in helical coils ', High Power Laser Science and Engineering, vol. 5, e4 . https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2016.47

The ultrafast charge dynamics following the interaction of an ultra-intense laser pulse with a foil target leads to the launch of an ultra-short, intense electromagnetic (EM) pulse along a wire connected to the target. Due to the strong electric fiel

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https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/proton-probing-of-laserdriven-em-pulses-travelling-in-helical-coils(3b09c08a-ff52-4f45-9e2e-3961f246a752).html