Publications (15)
Radioisotopes production using lasers: from basic science to applications
M. R. D. Rodrigues, A. Bonasera, M. Scisciò +37
Laser technologies improved after the understanding of the Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) which allows energetic laser beams to be compressed to tens of femtosecond (fs) pulse d…
Enhanced relativistic-electron beam collimation using two consecutive laser pulses
S. Malko, X. Vaisseau, F. Perez +8
The double laser pulse approach to relativistic electron beam (REB) collimation has been investigated at the LULI-ELFIE facility. In this scheme, the magnetic field generated by th…
A cylindrical implosion platform for the study of highly magnetized plasmas at LMJ
G. Pérez-Callejo, C. Vlachos, C. A. Walsh +27
Investigating the potential benefits of the use of magnetic fields in Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) experiments has given rise to new experimental platforms like the Magnetized…
A quasi-monoenergetic short time duration compact proton source for probing high energy density states of matter
J. I. Apiñaniz, S. Malko, R. Fedosejevs +15
We report on the development of a highly directional, narrow energy band, short time duration proton beam operating at high repetition rate, suitable for measurements of stopping p…
Detailed study of non-equilibrium characteristics of quasi-neutral TNSA plasmas
Zhe Zhu, A. Bonasera, D. Batani +26
In an experiment performed in November 2022 at the petawatt (PW) laser facility at Vega III located in Salamanca-Spain, we have studied the successful production of several radiois…
Laser-driven strong magnetostatic fields with applications to charged beam transport and magnetized high energy-density physics
J. J. Santos, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, M. Ehret +28
Powerful laser-plasma processes are explored to generate discharge currents of a few kA in coil targets, yielding magnetostatic fields (B-fields) in excess of kT. The…
Semi-analytical approaches to study hot electrons in the shock ignition regime
M. Afshari, L. Antonelli, F. Barbato +6
Hot electrons role in shock generation and energy deposition to hot dense core is crucial for the shock ignition scheme implying the need for their characterization at laser intens…
Pump-Depletion Dynamics and Saturation of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Shock Ignition Relevant Experiments
S. Zhang, J. Li, C. M. Krauland +15
As an alternative inertial confinement fusion scheme with predicted high energy gain and more robust designs, shock ignition requires a strong converging shock driven by a shaped p…
Guiding of relativistic electron beams in dense matter by longitudinally imposed strong magnetic fields
M. Bailly-Grandvaux, J. J. Santos, C. Bellei +27
High-energy-density flows through dense matter are needed for effective progress in the production of laser-driven intense sources of energetic particles and radiation, in driving…
Development of an adjustable Kirkpatrick-Baez microscope for laser driven x-ray sources at CLPU
G. Zeraouli, G. gatti, A. Longman +6
A promising prototype of a highly adjustable Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) microscope has been designed, built and tested in a number of laser driven x-ray experiments using the high power…
Laser-driven platform for generation and characterization of strong quasi-static magnetic fields
J. J. Santos, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, L. Giuffrida +31
Quasi-static magnetic-fields up to T are generated in the interaction of intense laser pulses (J, ns, W/cm) with capacitor-coil targets of differe…
Observation and modelling of Stimulated Raman Scattering driven by an optically smoothed laser beam in experimental conditions relevant for Shock Ignition
G. Cristoforetti, S. Huller, P. Koester +20
We report results and modelling of an experiment performed at the TAW Vulcan laser facility, aimed at investigating laser-plasma interaction in conditions which are of interest for…
Multi-GeV Electron Spectrometer
R. Faccini, F. Anelli, A. Bacci +34
The advance in laser plasma acceleration techniques pushes the regime of the resulting accelerated particles to higher energies and intensities. In particular the upcoming experime…
X-ray phase-contrast imaging for laser-induced shock waves
L. Antonelli, F. Barbato, P. Neumayer +10
X-ray phase-contrast imaging (XPCI) is a versatile technique with wide-ranging applications, particularly in the fields of biology and medicine. Where X-ray absorption radiography…
Laser initiated p-11B fusion reactions in petawatt high-repetition-rates laser facilities
M. Scisciò, G. Petringa, Z. Zhu +43
Driving the nuclear fusion reaction p+11B -> 3 alpha + 8.7 MeV in laboratory conditions, by interaction between high-power laser pulses and matter, has become a popular field of re…