Mangles, S. P. D., Genoud, G., Kneip, S., Burza, M., Cassou, K., Cros, B., ...
By tailoring the wavefront of the laser pulse used in a laser-wakefield accelerator, we show that the properties of the x-rays produced due to the electron beam's betatron oscillations in the plasma...
Self-guided wakefield experiments driven by petawatt class ultra-short laser pulses (2007)
Mangles, S. P. D., Thomas, A. G. R., Bellei, C., Dangor, A. E., Kamperidis, C., Kneip, S., ...
We investigate the extension of self-injecting laser wakefield experiments to the regime that will be accessible with the next generation of petawatt class ultra-short pulse laser systems. Using...
Thomas, A. G. R., Najmudin, Z., Mangles, S. P. D., Murphy, C. D., Dangor, A. E., Kamperidis, C., ...
The effect of laser focusing conditions on the evolution of relativistic plasma waves in laser wakefield accelerators is studied both experimentally and with particle-in-cell simulations. For short...
Thomas, AGR, Najmudin, Z, Mangles, SPD, Murphy, CD, Dangor, AE, Kamperidis, C, ...
The effect of laser-focusing conditions on the evolution of relativistic plasma waves in laser-wakefield accelerators is studied both experimentally and with particle-in-cell simulations. For short...
Mangles, SPD, Thomas, AGR, Kaluza, MC, Lundh, O, Lindau, F, Persson, A, ...
Laser wakefield accelerators offer the possibility of compact electron acceleration. However one of the key outstanding issues with the results reported to date is the electron beam stability....
Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two-beam laser-solid interactions (2006)
Nilson, PM, Willingale, L, Kaluza, MC, Kamperidis, C, Minardi, S, Wei, M, ...
We present measurements of a magnetic reconnection in a plasma created by two laser beams (1 ns pulse duration, 1x10(15) W cm(-2)) focused in close proximity on a planar solid target. Simultaneous...