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The preplasma origin of the plasma-mirror reflectivity response
Zhongwei Wang, Douglass Schumacher
Plasma mirrors (PM) enhance the temporal contrast of high-power lasers, but declining reflectivity at subrelativistic intensities limits their energy throughput. Here we show that…
physics.plasm-ph2026
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…
physics.plasm-ph2025
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…