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Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target
Davide Terzani, Stepan S. Bulanov, Lieselotte Obst-Huebl +11
Laser-matter interaction at relativistic intensities is central to almost every scientific case for multi-PW laser facilities. In particular, the progress in laser-driven ion accel…
Experimental demonstration of Flying-Focus enhanced Thomson scattering
E. Gerstmayr, C. Mariani, R. Fitzgarrald +23
We report the experimental demonstration of a spatiotemporally engineered "Flying-Focus" laser pulse for enhanced x-ray generation in relativistic Thomson scattering. A combination…
Fundamental limit of intensity scaling for harmonic generation on plasma mirrors
Baptiste Groussin, Philipp Sikorski, Aodhan McIlvenny +12
Plasma mirrors have the potential to considerably boost the intensity of ultra-intense laser pulses through high-order harmonic generation, offering a promising route to the extrem…
Radiation damage to normal mammalian tissue in vivo with laser-driven protons at ultra-high instantaneous dose rate
Lieselotte Obst-Huebl, Jamie L. Inman, Jared De Chant +12
The differential sparing of normal tissues relative to tumor control observed at ultra-high dose rates, referred to as the FLASH effect, has recently gained considerable attention.…
Stability and optical quality of "windmill"-formed 8CB liquid crystal films for replenishable plasma mirrors
A. Vazquez, A. Jewell, M. Cole +16
Liquid crystal (LC) film plasma mirrors (PMs) based on 4-octyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (8CB) are an enabling technology for reflecting high-fluence laser pulses. These freestanding LC fil…
A Renewable Double Plasma Mirror For Petawatt-class Lasers
Nick Czapla, Derek M. Nasir, Lieselotte Obst-Huebl +9
Exceptional pulse contrast can be critical for ultraintense laser experiments, particularly when using solid density targets, and their use is becoming widespread. However, current…
Modeling and Design of Compact, Permanent-Magnet Transport Systems for Highly Divergent, Broad Energy Spread Laser-Driven Proton Beams
J. T. De Chant, K. Nakamura, Q. Ji +8
Laser-driven (LD) ion acceleration has been explored in a newly constructed short focal length beamline at the BELLA petawatt facility (interaction point 2, iP2). For applications…
Dephasing of ion beams as Magnetic Vortex Acceleration regime transitions into a bubble-like field structure
Sahel Hakimi, Stepan S. Bulanov, Axel Huebl +9
The interaction of an ultra-intense laser pulse with a near critical density target results in the formation of a plasma channel, a strong azimuthal magnetic field and moving vorti…
Design Optimization of Permanent-Magnet Based Compact Transport Systems for Laser-Driven Proton Beams
Jared T. De Chant, Kei Nakamura, Qing Ji +8
Laser-driven (LD) ion acceleration has been explored in a newly constructed short focal length beamline at the BELLA petawatt facility (interaction point 2, iP2). For applications…
Compact in-vacuum gamma-ray spectrometer for high-repetition rate PW-class laser-matter interaction
G. Fauvel, K. Tangtartharakul, A. Arefiev +10
With the advent of high repetition rate laser facilities, novel diagnostic tools compatible with these advanced specifications are required. This paper presents the design of an ac…
Laser-Plasma Ion Beam Booster Based on Hollow-Channel Magnetic Vortex Acceleration
Marco Garten, Stepan S. Bulanov, Sahel Hakimi +7
Laser-driven ion acceleration provides ultra-short, high-charge, low-emittance beams, which are desirable for a wide range of high-impact applications. Yet after decades of researc…
Carbon nanotube substrates enhance SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ion yields in matrix assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry
T. Schenkel, A. M. Snijders, K. Nakamura +15
Nanostructured surfaces enhance ion yields in matrix assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). The spike protein complex, S1, is one fingerprint signature…
Online Charge Measurement for Petawatt Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration
Laura D. Geulig, Lieselotte Obst-Huebl, Kei Nakamura +14
Laser-driven ion beams have gained considerable attention for their potential use in multidisciplinary research and technology. Pre-clinical studies into their radiobiological effe…
Defect engineering of silicon with ion pulses from laser acceleration
Walid Redjem, Ariel J. Amsellem, Frances I. Allen +27
Defect engineering is foundational to classical electronic device development and for emerging quantum devices. Here, we report on defect engineering of silicon single crystals wit…
Transformative Technology for FLASH Radiation Therapy: A Snowmass 2021 White Paper
Salime Boucher, Eric Esarey, Cameron Geddes +16
Conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and, more recently, immunotherapy. These modalities are often combined to improve the therapeutic in…
Snowmass 2021 Accelerator Frontier White Paper: Near Term Applications driven by Advanced Accelerator Concepts
Claudio Emma, Jeroen van Tilborg, Félicie Albert +8
While the long-term vision of the advanced accelerator community is aimed at addressing the challenges of future collider technology, it is critical that the community takes advant…
Laser-plasma proton acceleration with a combined gas-foil target
Dan Levy, Constantin Bernert, Martin Rehwald +10
Laser-plasma proton acceleration was investigated in the Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA) regime using a novel gas-foil target. The target is designed for reaching higher l…
Proton beam quality enhancement by spectral phase control of a PW-class laser system
T. Ziegler, D. Albach, C. Bernert +24
We report on experimental investigations of proton acceleration from solid foils irradiated with PW-class laser-pulses, where highest proton cut-off energies were achieved for temp…
Spectral and spatial shaping of laser-driven proton beams using a pulsed high-field magnet beamline
Florian-Emanuel Brack, Florian Kroll, Lennart Gaus +17
Intense laser-driven proton pulses, inherently broadband and highly divergent, pose a challenge to established beamline concepts on the path to application-adapted irradiation fiel…