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HotLoop Optimization of Petawatt Laser Focal Spot via a Twin-Focus Scheme
Qingfan Wu, Ying Gao, Minjian Wu +25
Achieving diffraction-limited focusing of high-power laser pulses to generate ultra-high intensities is crucial for developing compact laser-driven particle accelerators and explor…
Electron acceleration and X-ray generation from near-critical-density carbon nanotube foams driven by moderately relativistic lasers
Zhuo Pan, Jianbo Liu, Pengjie Wang +21
Direct laser acceleration of electrons in near-critical-density (NCD) carbon nanotube foams (CNFs) has its advantages in the high-efficiency generation of relativistic electrons an…
Vibration and jitter of free-flowing thin liquid sheets as target for high-repetition-rate laser-ion acceleration
Zhengxuan Cao, Ziyang Peng, Yinren Shou +18
Very thin free-flowing liquid sheets are promising targets for high-repetition-rate laser-ion acceleration. In this work, we report the generation of micrometer-thin free-flowing l…
Synchronous post-acceleration of laser-driven protons in helical coil targets by controlling the current dispersion
Zhipeng Liu, Zhusong Mei, Defeng Kong +15
Post-acceleration of protons in helical coil targets driven by intense, ultrashort laser pulses can enhance the ion energy by utilizing the transient current originating from the s…
Alpha-particle generation from H-11B fusion initiated by laser-accelerated boron ions
Defeng Kong, Shirui Xu, Yinren Shou +21
Here we report the generation of MeV alpha-particles from H-11B fusion initiated by laser-accelerated boron ions. Boron ions with maximum energy of 6MeV and fluence of 10^9/MeV/sr@…
High-efficiency water-window x-ray generation from nanowire array targets irradiated with femtosecond laser pulses
Yinren Shou, Defeng Kong, Pengjie Wang +14
We demonstrate the high-efficiency generation of water-window soft x-ray emissions from polyethylene nanowire array targets irradiated by femtosecond laser pulses at the intensity…
Laser-induced damage thresholds of ultrathin targets and their constrain on laser contrast in laser-driven ion acceleration experiments
Dahui Wang, Yinren Shou, Pengjie Wang +10
Single-shot laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) measurements of multi-type free-standing ultrathin foils were performed in vacuum environment for 800 nm laser pulses with duratio…
Simultaneous measurements on the electron and X-ray spectra from laser-irradiated near-critical-density double-layer targets at relativistic intensity
Jianbo Liu, Pengjie Wang, Yinren Shou +12
We report the experimental results of simultaneous measurements on the electron and X-ray spectra from near-critical-density (NCD) double-layer targets irradiated by relativistic f…