5 papers
Simultaneous PW-scale laser driven MeV X-ray and neutron beam characterization for dual radiography capability
I. Cohen, W. Yao, N. Mirkovic +28
Laser-driven, high-brilliance secondary sources (electrons, ions, neutrons, X-rays) open new perspectives for compact material probing and imaging of high-speed events. A key advan…
Robust direct laser acceleration of electrons with flying-focus laser pulses
Talia Meir, Kale Weichman, Alexey Arefiev +2
Direct laser acceleration (DLA) offers a compact source of high-charge, energetic electrons for generating secondary radiation or neutrons. While DLA in high-density plasma optimiz…
Ion acceleration from micrometric targets immersed in an intense laser field
Michal Elkind, Noam Popper, Itamar Cohen +4
We report on an experimental study of proton acceleration by intense laser irradiation of micrometric bar targets, whose dimensions are transversely immersed in the laser focal vol…
Collimated -ray emission enabled by efficient direct laser acceleration
Kavin Tangtartharakul, Gaetan Fauvel, Talia Meir +5
We investigate the mechanisms responsible for single-lobed versus double-lobed angular distributions of emitted -rays in laser-irradiated plasmas, focusing on how direct laser…
Characterization and performance of the Apollon main short-pulse laser beam following its commissioning at 2 PW level
Weipeng Yao, Ronan Lelièvre, Itamar Cohen +43
We present the results of the second commissioning phase of the short-focal-length area of the Apollon laser facility (located in Saclay, France), which was performed with the main…