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physics.plasm-ph2026
Impact of Residual Angular Chirp in a Petawatt-class Laser System on Laser-driven Proton Acceleration
Qingfan Wu, Minjian Wu, Jiarui Zhao +25
Laser-driven proton acceleration has attracted considerable interest owing to its appealing potential in versatile applications including cancer therapy. Proton energies depend cri…
physics.plasm-ph2025
First observation of shock waves induced by laser-accelerated proton beams
Yanlyu Fang, Xiaoyun Le, Yang Yan +5
We demonstrate, for the first time, that laser-accelerated protons can induce shock waves in materials. The ultra-short pulse width of laser-driven protons enables them to deposit…