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20202025
most citedAutomation and control of laser wakefield accelerators using Bayesian optimisation

150 citations · 190 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

physics.acc-ph2025

An Online Data Analysis Framework for Small-Scale Physics Experiments

Hayden Ramm, Pascal Simon, Paraskevi Alexaki +11

A robust and flexible architecture capable of providing real-time analysis on diagnostic data is of crucial importance to physics experiments. In this paper, we present such an onl…

physics.acc-ph2025★ 1 cited

Experimental evidence of production of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator

L. Calvin, E. Gerstmayr, C. Arran +19

We report on experimental evidence of the generation of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator driven by a PW-class laser. The muons were generated following the inte…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Building robust surrogate models of laser-plasma interactions using large scale PIC simulation

Nathan Smith, Christopher Ridgers, Kate Lancaster +2

As the repetition rates of ultra-high intensity lasers increase, simulations used for the prediction of experimental results may need to be augmented with machine learning to keep…

physics.plasm-ph2021★ 8 cited

Proton Radiography in Background Magnetic Fields

Christopher Arran, Christopher P. Ridgers, Nigel C. Woolsey

Proton radiography has proved increasingly successful as a diagnostic for electric and magnetic fields in high energy density physics experiments. Most experiments use target-norma…

physics.plasm-ph2021★ 5 cited

Measurement of magnetic cavitation driven by heat flow in a plasma

Christopher Arran, Adam Dearling, Philip Bradford +13

We describe the direct measurement of the expulsion of a magnetic field from a plasma driven by heat flow. Using a laser to heat a column of gas within an applied magnetic field, w…

physics.plasm-ph2020★ 11 cited

The inadequacy of a magnetohydrodynamic approach to the Biermann Battery

C. P. Ridgers, C. Arran, J. J. Bissell +1

Magnetic fields can be generated in plasmas by the Biermann battery when the electric field produced by the electron pressure gradient has a curl. The commonly employed magnetohydr…