Publications (7)
Expansion of nanoplasmas and laser-driven nuclear fusion in single exploding clusters
F. Peano, J. L. Martins, R. A. Fonseca +6
The expansion of laser-irradiated clusters or nanodroplets depends strongly on the amount of energy delivered to the electrons and can be controlled by using appropriately shaped l…
Dynamics and control of the expansion of finite-size plasmas produced in ultraintense laser-matter interactions
F. Peano, J. L. Martins, R. A. Fonseca +4
The strong influence of the electron dynamics provides the possibility of controlling the expansion of laser-produced plasmas by appropriately shaping the laser pulse. A simple irr…
Ergodic model for the expansion of spherical nanoplasmas
F. Peano, G. Coppa, F. Peinetti +2
Recently, the collisionless expansion of spherical nanoplasmas has been analyzed with a new ergodic model, clarifying the transition from hydrodynamic-like to Coulomb-explosion reg…
Direct Acceleration of Ions With Variable-frequency Lasers
F. Peano, J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca +3
A method is proposed for producing monoergetic, high-quality ion beams in vacuum, via direct acceleration by the electromagnetic field of two counterpropagating, variable-frequency…
All-optical trapping and acceleration of heavy particles
F. Peano, J. Vieira, L. O. Silva +2
A scheme for fast, compact, and controllable acceleration of heavy particles in vacuum is proposed, in which two counterpropagating lasers with variable frequencies drive a beat-wa…
Kinetics of the collisionless expansion of spherical nanoplasmas
F. Peano, F. Peinetti, R. Mulas +2
The collisionless expansion of spherical plasmas composed of cold ions and hot electrons is analyzed using a novel kinetic model, with special emphasis on the influence of the elec…
Prospects for all-optical ultrafast muon acceleration
F. Peano, J. Vieira, R. Mulas +3
A scheme for fast, compact, and controllable acceleration of heavy particles in vacuum has been recently proposed [F. Peano et al., New J. Phys. 10 033028 (2008)], wherein two coun…