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most citedLaboratory evidence for proton energization by collisionless shock surfing

36 citations · 60 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.ins-det2025

ELIGANT-TN -- ELI Gamma Above Neutron Threshold: The Thermal Neutron setup

P. -A. Söderström, D. L. Balabanski, M. Cuciuc +26

Here we present the thermal neutron counter from the ELI Gamma Above Neutron Threshold setup at the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics. We describe the mechanical desig…

nucl-ex2025★ 4 cited

Nuclear level density of Te from scattering and complementary photonuclear data

P. -A. Söderström, A. Kuşoğlu, S. Aogaki +33

We have extracted the nuclear level density of Te from a scattering experiment using the large-volume \labr\ and \cebr\ detectors from ELI-NP…

physics.plasm-ph2024★ 1 cited

Compton photons at the GeV scale from self-aligned collisions with a plasma mirror

Aimé Matheron, Jean-Raphaël Marquès, Vincent Lelasseux +34

With today's multi-petawatt lasers, testing quantum electrodynamics (QED) in the strong field regime, where the electric field exceeds the Schwinger critical field in the rest fram…

nucl-ex2024★ 1 cited

Statistical properties and photon strength functions of the Sn isotopes below the neutron separation threshold

P. -A. Söderström, M. Markova, N. Tsoneva +41

Here, we report on the measurements of the -ray strength functions and nuclear level densities of Sn performed for the first time at the 9~MV Tandem accelerator fa…

physics.plasm-ph2024★ 2 cited

A "lighthouse" laser-driven staged proton accelerator allowing for ultrafast angular and spectral control

Vojtěch Horný, Konstantin Burdonov, Alice Fazzini +12

Compact laser-plasma acceleration of fast ions has made great strides since its discovery over two decades ago, resulting in the current generation of high-energy ($\geq 100\,\rm M…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 14 cited

Particle energization in colliding subcritical collisionless shocks investigated in the laboratory

A. Fazzini, W. Yao, K. Burdonov +16

Colliding collisionless shocks appear in a great variety of astrophysical phenomena and are thought to be possible sources of particle acceleration in the Universe. To investigate…

physics.plasm-ph2022

High-flux neutron generation by laser-accelerated ions from single- and double-layer targets

Vojtěch Horný, Sophia N. Chen, Xavier Davoine +3

Contemporary ultraintense, short-pulse laser systems provide extremely compact setups for the production of high-flux neutron beams, such as those required for nondestructive probi…

physics.plasm-ph2021★ 2 cited

Characterization and performance of the Apollon Short-Focal-Area facility following its commissioning at 1 PW level

K. Burdonov, A. Fazzini, V. Lelasseux +45

We present the results of the first commissioning phase of the ``short focal length'' area (SFA) of the Apollon laser facility (located in Saclay, France), which was performed with…

physics.plasm-ph2021

Detailed characterization of laboratory magnetized super-critical collisionless shock and of the associated proton energization

W. Yao, A. Fazzini, S. N. Chen +19

Collisionless shocks are ubiquitous in the Universe and are held responsible for the production of non-thermal particles and high-energy radiation. In the absence of particle colli…

physics.ins-det2021

Calibration of the scintillation of cerium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet crystals irradiated by monoenergetic 4 MeV energy electrons

K. Burdonov, P. Forestier-Colleoni, J. -N. Cayla +8

This paper presents the results of measurements of fluorescing cerium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet crystals after being irradiated by an accelerated electron beam with energy of a…

physics.plasm-ph2020★ 36 cited

Laboratory evidence for proton energization by collisionless shock surfing

W. Yao, A. Fazzini, S. N. Chen +19

Charged particles can be accelerated to high energies by collisionless shock waves in astrophysical environments, such as supernova remnants. By interacting with the magnetized amb…