3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Scaling Interferometry to the Multi-Petawatt Regime
Mara L. Klebonas, Hernan J. Quevedo, Calin I. Hojbota +6
Pre-plasma conditions strongly influence laser-plasma interactions in the multi-petawatt (MPW) regime, increasing the need for reliable early-time plasma evolution diagnostics. Amo…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Laser ion acceleration from concave targets by subpicosecond pulses
K. V. Lezhnin, V. Ospina-Bohórquez, J. Griff-McMahon +6
Laser-driven proton acceleration provides a powerful route for generating ultrashort, high-charge proton beams. Many applications, including secondary neutron sources and inertial…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Geometric scaling of laser-driven proton focusing from hemispherical foils
Jesse Griff-McMahon, Xavier Vaisseau, William Fox +7
We systematically characterize the focusing behavior of laser-driven proton beams from hemispherical targets of various diameters using mesh radiography. The proton focal location…