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Diagnosing the impact of relativistically intense prepulse on few-picosecond timeframes for short scale length laser-matter interactions
H. M. Huddleston, M. Yeung, C. R. J. Fitzpatrick +8
With the rapid proliferation of multi-petawatt (MPW) lasers globally, a new era of high-energy density science promises to emerge within the next decade. However, precise control o…
Photon and neutron production as in-situ diagnostics of proton-boron fusion
B. M. Hegelich, L. Labun, O. Z. Labun +1
Short-pulse, ultra high-intensity lasers have opened new regimes for studying fusion plasmas and creating novel ultra-short ion beams and neutron sources. Diagnosing the plasma in…
High-charge 10 GeV electron acceleration in a 10 cm nanoparticle-assisted hybrid wakefield accelerator
Constantin Aniculaesei, Thanh Ha, Samuel Yoffe +23
In an electron wakefield accelerator, an intense laser pulse or charged particle beam excites plasma waves. Under proper conditions, electrons from the background plasma are trappe…
Predominant Contribution of Direct Laser Acceleration to High-Energy Electron Spectra in a Low-Density Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield Accelerator
P. M. King, K. Miller, N. Lemos +12
The two-temperature relativistic electron spectrum from a low-density (~cm) self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator (SM-LWFA) is observed to transition be…
Laser-driven neutron source from high temperature D-D fusion reactions
Xuejing Jiao, C. Curry, M. Gauthier +13
We report a laser-driven neutron source with high yield (/J) and high peak flux (/cm/s) derived from high-temperature deuteron-deuteron fusion reactions. The n…
Reconciling vacuum laser acceleration theory and experiment
B. Manuel Hegelich, Lance Labun, Ou Z. Labun
The classical theory of single-electron dynamics in focused laser pulses is the foundation of both the relativistic ponderomotive force (RPF), which in turn underlies models of las…