Ensemble of ultra-high intensity attosecond pulses from laser-plasma interaction (2009)
Bulanov, S. S., Maksimchuk, A., Krushelnick, K., Popov, K. I., Bychenkov, V. Yu., Rozmus, W.
The efficient generation of intense X-rays and $\gamma$-radiation is studied. The scheme is based on the relativistic mirror concept, {\it i.e.}, a flying thin plasma slab interacts with a...
High brightness keV harmonics from relativistically oscillating plasma surfaces (2009)
Dromey, B, Adams, D, Kar, S, Bellei, C, Carroll, DC, Clarke, RJ, ...
Kneip, S, Nagel, SR, Martins, SF, Mangles, SPD, Bellei, C, Chekhlov, O, ...
Thomas, A. G. R., Murphy, C. D., Mangles, S. P. D., Dangor, A. E., Foster, P., Gallagher, J. G., ...
The resonant generation of relativistic plasma waves and plasma wave guiding by two co-propagating laser pulses has been studied. By proper timing between guiding and driver pulses, a resonant...
Longitudinal Ion Acceleration From High-Intensity Laser Interactions With Underdense Plasma (2008)
Willingale, L., Mangles, S. P. D., Nilson, P. M., Clarke, R. J., Dangor, A. E., Kaluza, Malte C., ...
Nakatsutsumi, M, Davies, J R, Kodama, R, Green, J S, Lancaster, K L, Akli, K U, ...
"The heating of plane solid targets by the Vulcan petawatt laser at powers of 0.32-0.73 PW and intensities of up to 4x1020 W cm[?]2 has been diagnosed with a temporal resolution of 17 ps and a...
Longitudinal Ion Acceleration from High-Intensity Laser Interactions with Underdense Plasma (2007)
Willingale, L., Mangles, S. P. D., Nilson, P. M, Clarke, R. J., Dangor, A. E., Kaluza, M. C., ...
Longitudinal ion acceleration from high-intensity (I ~ 10^20 Wcm^-2) laser interactions with helium gas jet targets (n_e ~ 0.04 n_c) have been observed. The ion beam has a maximum energy for He^2+ of...
EXPERIMENTS IN LASER-INDUCED NUCLEAR PHYSICS (2007)
P Mckenna, I Spencer, T Mccanny, R P Singhal, J Galy, ...
Since the beginning of laser science in the early 1960s there has been an almost continuous effort to increase the power of lasers to find exciting new applications. To put the present research in...
Dynamic Control of Laser Produced Proton Beams (2007)
Kar, S., Markey, K., Simpson, P. T., Dromey, B., Borghesi, M., Zepf, M., ...
The emission characteristics of intense laser driven protons are controlled using ultra-strong (of the order of 10^9 V/m) electrostatic fields varying on a few ps timescale. The field structures are...
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...
Willingale, L., Mangles, S. P. D., Nilson, P. M., Clarke, R. J., Dangor, A. E., Kaluza, Malte C., ...
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...
Measurements of wave-breaking radiation from a laser-wakefield accelerator (2007)
Thomas, AGR, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Kaluza, MC, Murphy, CD, Krushelnick, K
Spectral analysis of radiation emitted transverse to laser propagation in laser-wakefield acceleration experiments shows broadband emission when electrons are accelerated to relativistic energies....
High harmonic generation in the relativistic limit (2006)
Dromey, B., Zepf, M., Gopal, A., Lancaster, K., Wei, M. S., Krushelnick, K., ...
High harmonic generation in the relativistic limit (2006)
Dromey, B, Zepf, M, Gopal, A, Lancaster, K, Wei, MS, Krushelnick, K, ...
The generation of extremely bright coherent X-ray pulses in the femtosecond and attosecond regime is currently one of the most exciting frontiers of physics - allowing, for the first time,...
Evidence of photon acceleration by laser wake fields (vol 13, pg 033108, 2006) (2006)
Murphy, CD, Trines, R, Vieira, J, Reitsma, AJW, Bingham, R, Collier, JL, ...
Evidence of photon acceleration by laser wake fields (2006)
Murphy, CD, Trines, R, Vieira, J, Reitsma, AJW, Bingham, R, Collier, JL, ...
Photon acceleration is the phenomenon whereby a light wave changes color when propagating through a medium whose index of refraction changes in time. This concept can be used to describe the spectral...
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....
Wei, MS, Davies, JR, Clark, EL, Beg, FN, Gopal, A, Tatarakis, M, ...
Reduction of proton acceleration in the interaction of a high-intensity, picosecond laser with a 50-mu m aluminum target was observed when 0.1-6 mu m of plastic was deposited on the back surface...
Clark, EL, Krushelnick, K, Zepf, M, Tatarakis, M, Beg, FN, Norreys, PA, ...
Laser-wakefield acceleration of monoenergetic electron beams in the first plasma-wave period (2006)
Mangles, SPD, Thomas, AGR, Kaluza, MC, Lundh, O, Lindau, F, Persson, A, ...
Beam profile measurements of laser-wakefield accelerated electron bunches reveal that in the monoenergetic regime the electrons are injected and accelerated at the back of the first period of the...
Collimated multi-MeV ion beams from high-intensity laser interactions with underdense plasma (2006)
Willingale, L, Mangles, SPD, Nilson, PM, Clarke, RJ, Dangor, AE, Kaluza, MC, ...
A beam of multi-MeV helium ions has been observed from the interaction of a short-pulse high-intensity laser pulse with underdense helium plasma. The ion beam was found to have a maximum energy for...
Walton, BR, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Tatarakis, M, Wei, MS, Gopal, A, ...
Two experiments studying the interaction of high intensity laser pulses (1x10(19)-5x10(20) W/cm(2)) with underdense plasma are compared. The experiments used lasers that differed in power and focused...
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...
High energy electron transport in solids (2006)
Stephens, RB, Snavely, RPJ, Aglitskii, Y, Akli, KU, Amiranoff, F, Andersen, C, ...
With the addition of recent PW shots, the propagation of short-pulse laser generated electron beams have been studied using laser pulse energies from 30J to 300J, generating currents up to similar...
High magnetic field generation for laser-plasma experiments (2006)
Pollock, BB, Froula, DH, Davis, PF, Ross, JS, Fulkerson, S, Bower, J, ...
An electromagnetic solenoid was developed to study the effect of magnetic fields on electron thermal transport in laser plasmas. The solenoid, which is driven by a pulsed power system supplying 30...
Measurements of plasma-wave generation using a short-pulse high-intensity laser beat wave (2006)
Walton, B, Najmudin, Z, Wei, MS, Marle, C, Kingham, RJ, Krushelnick, K, ...
Broad energy spectrum of Laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related physics (2005)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M, Robson, L., McCanny, T., ...
A beam of MeV protons, accelerated by ultraintense laser-pulse interactions with a thin target foil, is used to investigate nuclear reactions of interest for spallation physics. The laser-generated...
Broad energy spectrum of Laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related physics (2005)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., ...
A beam of MeV protons, accelerated by ultraintense laser-pulse interactions with a thin target foil, is used to investigate nuclear reactions of interest for spallation physics. The laser-generated...
Broad energy spectrum of Laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related physics (2005)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., ...
A beam of MeV protons, accelerated by ultraintense laser-pulse interactions with a thin target foil, is used to investigate nuclear reactions of interest for spallation physics. The laser-generated...
Broad energy spectrum of laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related physics (2005)
McKenna, P, Ledingham, KWD, Shimizu, S, Lang, JM, Robson, L, McCanny, T, ...
Optical probing of magnetic fields in under-dense plasmas (2005)
Najmudin, Z, Walton, B, Krushelnick, K, Mangles, SPD, Faure, J, Malka, V, ...
Self-generated magnetic field distributions in multiple-beam produced plasmas (2005)
Nilson, P, Willingale, L, Wei, MS, Kaluza, M, Kamberides, C, Tatakaris, M, ...
Wakefield acceleration by the interaction of two co-propogating laser pulses (2005)
Thomas, AGR, Murphy, CD, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Dangor, AE, Krushelnick, K
Laser plasma acceleration of electrons: Towards the production of monoenergetic beams (2005)
Krushelnick, K, Najmudin, Z, Mangles, SPD, Thomas, AGR, Wei, MS, Gopal, A, ...
Photon acceleration by laser produced wakefields on Astra (2005)
Murphy, CD, Trines, RMGM, Collier, JL, Divall, EJ, Foster, PS, Hooker, CJ, ...
Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser-plasma interactions (2004)
Mangles, S.P.D., Murphy, C.D., Najmudin, Z., Thomas, A.G.R., Collier, J.L., Dangor, A.E., ...
High-power lasers that fit into a university-scale laboratory can now reach focused intensities of more than 1019 W cm-2 at high repetition rates. Such lasers are capable of producing beams of...
Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser-plasma interactions (2004)
Mangles, S.P.D., Murphy, C.D., Najmudin, Z., Thomas, A.G.R., Collier, J.L., Dangor, A.E., ...
High-power lasers that fit into a university-scale laboratory can now reach focused intensities of more than 1019 W cm-2 at high repetition rates. Such lasers are capable of producing beams of...
Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser-plasma interactions (2004)
Mangles, S.P.D., Murphy, C.D., Najmudin, Z., Thomas, A.G.R., Collier, J.L., Dangor, A.E., ...
High-power lasers that fit into a university-scale laboratory can now reach focused intensities of more than 1019 W cm-2 at high repetition rates. Such lasers are capable of producing beams of...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography (2004)
Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful diagnostic/imaging technique requiring the production of the short-lived positron emitting isotopes 11C, 13N, 15O and 18F by proton irradiation of...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography (2004)
Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful diagnostic/imaging technique requiring the production of the short-lived positron emitting isotopes 11C, 13N, 15O and 18F by proton irradiation of...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography (2004)
Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful diagnostic/imaging technique requiring the production of the short-lived positron emitting isotopes 11C, 13N, 15O and 18F by proton irradiation of...
High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches (2004)
Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Wei, M.S., Dangor, A.E., Evans, R.G., Gopal, A., ...
Experiments were performed in which ultrahigh intensity laser pulses (I>5×1019 W cm–2) were used to irradiate thin wire targets. It was observed that such interactions generate a large number of...
High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches (2004)
Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Wei, M.S., Dangor, A.E., Evans, R.G., Gopal, A., ...
Experiments were performed in which ultrahigh intensity laser pulses (I>5×1019 W cm-2) were used to irradiate thin wire targets. It was observed that such interactions generate a large number of...
High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches (2004)
Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Wei, M.S., Dangor, A.E., Evans, R.G., Gopal, A., ...
Experiments were performed in which ultrahigh intensity laser pulses (I>5×1019 W cm-2) were used to irradiate thin wire targets. It was observed that such interactions generate a large number of...
Beg, FN, Wei, MS, Dangor, AE, Gopal, A, Tatarakis, M, Krushelnick, K, ...
Beg, F. N., Wei, M. S., Dangor, A. E., Gopal, A., Tatarakis, M., Krushelnick, K., ...
This version is available at the following Publisher URL: http://apl.aip.org
Return current and proton emission from short pulse laser interactions with wire targets (2004)
Beg, F. N., Wei, M. S., Clark, E. L., Dangor, A. E., Evans, R. G., Gibbon, P., ...
This version is available at the following Publisher URL: http://pop.aip.org
Fast plasma heating in a cone-attached geometry - towards fusion ignition (2004)
Beg, FN, Clark, EL, Wei, MS, Dangor, AE, Evans, RG, Gopal, A, ...
Fast plasma heating in a cone-attached geometry - towards fusion ignition (2004)
Kodama, R, Azechi, H, Fujita, H, Habara, H, Izawa, Y, Jitsuno, T, ...
Lancaster, KL, Karsch, S, Habara, H, Beg, FN, Clark, EL, Freeman, R, ...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography (2004)
Ledingham, KWD, McKenna, P, McCanny, T, Shimizu, S, Lang, JM, Robson, L, ...
Wagner, U, Tatarakis, M, Gopal, A, Beg, FN, Clark, EL, Dangor, AE, ...
Part 2 Aug 2004
Observations of the filamentation of high-intensity laser-produced electron beams (2004)
Wei, MS, Beg, FN, Clark, EL, Dangor, AE, Evans, RG, Gopal, A, ...
Part 2 Nov 2004
Wei, MS, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Walton, B, Gopal, A, Tatarakis, M, ...
Nuclear reactions in copper unduced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction (2004)
Yang, JM, McKenna, P, Ledingham, KWD, McCanny, T, Shimizu, S, Robson, L, ...
Neutron production by fast protons from ultraintense laser-plasma interactions (2004)
Yang, JM, McKenna, P, Ledingham, KWD, McCanny, T, Robson, L, Shimizu, S, ...
Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser-plasma interactions (2004)
Mangles, SPD, Murphy, CD, Najmudin, Z, Thomas, AGR, Collier, JL, Dangor, AE, ...
Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser-plasma interactions (2004)
Mangles, SPD, Murphy, CD, Najmudin, Z, Thomas, AGR, Collier, JL, Dangor, AE, ...
All optical injection laser wakefield accelerator (2004)
Thomas, AGR, Murphy, CD, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Dangor, AE, Krushelnick, K, ...
Production of mono-energetic electron beams on Astra (2004)
Murphy, CD, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Thomas, AGR, Dangor, AE, Krushelnick, K, ...
High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches (2004)
Beg, FN, Clark, EL, Wei, MS, Dangor, AE, Evans, RG, Gopal, A, ...
Nuclear reactions in copper induced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction (2004)
Yang, J.M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Robson, L., ...
High-intensity ( gt 10(19) W cm(-2)) laser-plasma interactions have been shown to produce large quantities of protons with energies up to several tens of MeV. A range of laser-driven proton-induced...
Neutron production by fast protons from ultraintense laser- plasma interactions (2004)
Yang, J.M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Robson, L., Shimizu, S., ...
Tens of MeV proton beams have been generated by interactions of the VULCAN petawatt laser with foil targets and used to induce nuclear reactions in zinc and boron samples. The numbers of 11C, 66Ga,...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., ...
Proton and heavy ion acceleration in ultrahigh intensity (~2×1020 W cm–2) laser plasma interactions has been investigated using the new petawatt arm of the VULCAN laser. Nuclear activation...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography (2004)
Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful diagnostic/imaging technique requiring the production of the short-lived positron emitting isotopes 11C, 13N, 15O and 18F by proton irradiation of...
Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interaction (2003)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Clark, E.L., ...
Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high-intensity (>1019 W cm–2) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear activation of...
Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interaction (2003)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Clark, E.L., ...
Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high-intensity (>1019 W cm-2) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear activation of...
Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interaction (2003)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Clark, E.L., ...
Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high-intensity (>1019 W cm-2) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear activation of...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of 129I - a long-lived nuclear waste product (2003)
Ledingham, K.W.D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., ...
Intense laser–plasma interactions produce high brightness beams of gamma rays, neutrons and ions and have the potential to deliver accelerating gradients more than 1000 times higher than...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of 129I - a long-lived nuclear waste product (2003)
Ledingham, K.W.D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., ...
Intense laser-plasma interactions produce high brightness beams of gamma rays, neutrons and ions and have the potential to deliver accelerating gradients more than 1000 times higher than conventional...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of 129I - a long-lived nuclear waste product (2003)
Ledingham, K.W.D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., ...
Intense laser-plasma interactions produce high brightness beams of gamma rays, neutrons and ions and have the potential to deliver accelerating gradients more than 1000 times higher than conventional...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., ...
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (∼5×1019 W/cm2) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for the...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., ...
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (∼5×1019 W/cm2) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for the first...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., ...
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (∼5×1019 W/cm2) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for the first...
Propagation instabilities of high-intensity laser-produced electron beams (2003)
Tatarakis, M., Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Dangor, A.E., Edwards, R.D., Evans, R.G., ...
Measurements of energetic electron beams generated from ultrahigh intensity laser interactions (I>1019 W/cm2) with dense plasmas are discussed. These interactions have been shown to produce very...
Propagation instabilities of high-intensity laser-produced electron beams (2003)
Tatarakis, M., Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Dangor, A.E., Edwards, R.D., Evans, R.G., ...
Measurements of energetic electron beams generated from ultrahigh intensity laser interactions (I>1019 W/cm2) with dense plasmas are discussed. These interactions have been shown to produce very...
Propagation instabilities of high-intensity laser-produced electron beams (2003)
Tatarakis, M., Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Dangor, A.E., Edwards, R.D., Evans, R.G., ...
Measurements of energetic electron beams generated from ultrahigh intensity laser interactions (I>1019 W/cm2) with dense plasmas are discussed. These interactions have been shown to produce very...
Proton acceleration from high-intensity laser interactions with thin foil targets (2003)
Zepf, M, Clark, E L, Beg, F N, Clarke, R J, Dangor, A E, Gopal, A, ...
Self-modulated wakefield and forced laser wakefield acceleration of electrons (2003)
Najmudin, Z, Krushelnick, K, Clark, EL, Mangles, SPD, Walton, B, Dangor, AE, ...
Basic and integrated studies for fast ignition (2003)
Tanaka, KA, Kodama, R, Mima, K, Kitagawa, Y, Fujita, H, Miyanaga, N, ...
Propagation instabilities of high-intensity laser-produced electron beams (2003)
Tatarakis, M, Beg, F N, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Edwards, R D, Evans, R G, ...
Characterisation of 7Li(p,n)7 Be neutron yields from laser produced ion beams (2003)
Lancaster, K, Norreys, P, Murphy, C, Habara, H, Karsh, S, Clarke, R, ...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of (129)I - a long-lived nuclear waste product (2003)
Ledingham, KWD, Magill, J, McKenna, P, Yang, J, Galy, J, Schenkel, R, ...
Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions (2003)
McKenna, P, Ledingham, KWD, McCanny, T, Singhal, RP, Spencer, I, Clark, EL, ...
Laser driven gamma/X-ray sources (2003)
Edwards, RD, Sinclair, MA, Goldsack, TJ, Clark, EL, Krushelnick, K, Beg, FN, ...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of I-129 - a long-lived nuclear waste product (2003)
Ledingham, K.W.D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., ...
Intense laser-plasma interactions produce high brightness beams of gamma rays, neutrons and ions and have the potential to deliver accelerating gradients more than 1000 times higher than conventional...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., ...
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (similar to5x10(19) W/cm(2)) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Clark, E.L., ...
Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high- intensity ( gt 10(19) W cm(-2)) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Foster, P.S., ...
Measurements of proton emission have been made from a variety of solid targets irradiated by a 60-fs, 200-mJ, 7x10(18)-W cm(- 2) laser system operating at 2 Hz. Optimum target conditions were found...
Laser technology - Measuring huge magnetic fields (2002)
Tatarakis, M, Watts, I, Beg, F N, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Gopal, A, ...
Measurements of ultrastrong magnetic fields during relativistic laser-plasma interactions (2002)
Tatarakis, M, Gopal, A, Watts, I, Beg, F N, Dangoe, A E, Krushelnick, K, ...
Fast heating of super-solid density plasmas towards laser fusion ignition (2002)
Kodama, R, Tanaka, KA, Fujioka, S, Fujita, H, Habara, H, Izawa, Y, ...
Using self-generated harmonics as a diagnostic of high intensity laser-produced plasmas (2002)
Krushelnick, K, Watts, I, Tatarakis, M, Gopal, A, Wagner, U, Beg, F N, ...
Measurements of ultrastrong magnetic fields during relativistic laser-plasma interactions (2002)
Tatarakis, M, Gopal, A, Watts, I, Beg, F N, Dangor, A E, Krushelnick, K, ...
Large-amplitude plasma wave generation with a high-intensity short-pulse beat wave (2002)
Walton, B, Najmudin, Z, Wei, M S, Marle, C, Kingham, R J, Krushelnick, K, ...
Measurements of relativistic self-phase-modulation in plasma (2002)
Watts, I, Zepf, M, Clark, E L, Tatarakis, M, Krushelnick, K, Dangor, A E, ...
Ultra-high-intensity laser propagation through underdense plasma (2002)
Najmudin, Z, Tatarakis, M, Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Malka, V, Faure, J, ...
Characterization of multiterawatt laser-solid interactions for proton acceleration (2002)
McKenna, P, Ledingham, K W D, Spencer, I, McCany, T, Singhal, R P, Ziener, C, ...
Characterization of multiterawatt laser solid interactions for proton acceleration (2002)
McKenna, P, Ledingham, K W D, Spencer, I, McCany, T, Singhal, R P, Ziener, C, ...
Characterization of multiterawatt laser-solid interactions for proton acceleration (2002)
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCany, T., Singhal, R.P., Ziener, C., ...
A comprehensive characterization of experimental parameters in a study of proton acceleration by short-pulse laser-solid interactions at intensities up to 10(19) W cm(-2) is reported. Laser pulse and...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E.L., ...
A method of measuring the temperature of the fast electrons produced in ultraintense laser-plasma interactions is described by inducing photonuclear reactions, in particular (gamma,n) and (gamma,3n)...
Fast particle generation and energy transport in laser-solid interactions (2001)
Zepf, M, Clark, EL, Krushelnick, K, Beg, FN, Escoda, C, Dangor, AE, ...
Fast particle generation and energy transport in laser-solid interactions (2001)
Zepf, M, Clark, EL, Krushelnick, K, Beg, FN, Escoda, C, Dangor, AE, ...
Fast heating of ultrahigh-density plasma as a step towards laser fusion ignition (2001)
Kodama, R, Norreys, P A, Mima, K, Dangor, A E, Evans, R G, Fujita, H, ...
Spencer, I, Ledingham, K W D, Singhal, R P, McCanny, T, Clark, E L, Krushelnick, K, ...
Proc 10th International Symposium on Laser ionization and Applications Incorporating RIS, AIP Conf Proc 584 73-78 (2001)
Excitation of relativistic electron plasma waves by the short-pulse beatwave process (2001)
Walton, B, Najmudin, Z, Wei, M-S, Marle, C, Krushelnick, K, Dangor, AE, ...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., Clark, E.L., Krushelnick, K., ...
Protons of energies up to 37 MeV have been generated using ultra-intense laser-solid interactions. These protons can be used to induce nuclear reactions in materials to produce beta /sup +/ emitting...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E.L., ...
Protons of energies up to 37 MeV have been generated when ultra-intense lasers (up to 10(20) W cm(-2)) interact with hydrogen containing solid targets. These protons can be used to induce nuclear...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets (2000)
Ledingham, K W D, Spencer, I, McCanny, T, Singhal, R P, Santala, M I K, Clark, E, ...
Santala, M I K, Zepf, M, Watts, I, Beg, F N, Clark, E, Tatarakis, M, ...
Energetic proton production from relativistic laser interaction with high density plasmas (2000)
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Zepf, M, Davies, J R, Beg, F N, Machacek, A, ...
Ultra-high intensity laser-produced plasmas as a compact heavy ion injection source (2000)
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Allott, R, Beg, F N, Danson, C N, Machacek, A, ...
Energetic proton production from relativistic laser interaction with high density plasmas (2000)
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Zepf, M, Davies, J R, Beg, F N, Machacek, A, ...
Interaction of ultraintense laser pulses with an underdense, preformed plasma channel (2000)
Malka, V, Faure, J, Marques, J R, Amiranoff, F, Courtois, C, Najmudin, Z, ...
Proposed beatwave experiment at RAL with the Vulcan CPA laser (2000)
Neely, D, Collier, JL, Allott, R, Danson, CN, Hawkes, S, Najmudin, Z, ...
Experimental studies of the advanced fast ignitor scheme (2000)
Norreys, PA, Allott, R, Clarke, RJ, Collier, J, Neely, D, Rose, SJ, ...
Collier, JL, Neely, D, Allott, R, Danson, CN, Hawkes, S, Najmudin, Z, ...
CPA beat-wave configuration on Vulcan (2000)
Neely, D, Collier, JL, Allott, R, Clarke, R, Danson, CN, Hawkes, S, ...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets (2000)
Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Santala, M.I.K., Clark, E., ...
When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets (2000)
Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Santala, M.I.K., Clark, E., ...
When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly...
Santala, M.I.K., Zepf, M., Watts, I., Beg, F.N., Clark, E., Tatarakis, M., ...
The angular distribution of bremsstrahlung gamma rays produced by fast electrons accelerated in relativistic laser-solid interaction has been studied by photoneutron activation in copper. We show...
Multi-MeV ion production from high-intensity laser interactions with underdense plasmas (1999)
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Najmudin, Z, Salvati, M, Santala, M I K, Tatarakis, M, ...
Norreys, P A, Santala, M, Clark, E, Zepf, M, Watts, I, Beg, F N, ...
Multi-MeV ion production from high intensity laser interactions with underdense plasmas (1999)
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Najmudin, Z, Salvati, M, Santala, M I K, Tatarakis, M, ...
Norreys, P A, Santala, M, Clark, E, Zepf, M, Watts, I, Beg, F N, ...
Electron Trapping in Self-Modulated Laser Wakefields by Raman Backscatter. (1997)
Moore, C. I., Ting, A., Esarey, E., Hubbard, R. F., Krushelnick, K.
Simultaneous measurements of high energy electrons and plasma wave characteristics have been conducted in a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator. Approximately 10(exp 8) electrons were...
Ting, A., Burris, H. R., Krushelnick, K., Moore, C. I., Esarey, E.
Coherent Thomson scattering of a picosecond probe laser was used to measure the time evolution of plasma wakefields produced by a high intensity laser pulse (4 x 10(exp 18) W/cm2) in an underdense...
Neely, D, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clarke, RJ, Collier, JL, ...
IEEE Trans Plasma Science (accepted for publication)
Multi-terawatt frequency doubling of picosecond pulses for plasma interactions
Neely, D, Danson, CN, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clayton, CE, ...
Third international conference on solid state lasers for application to inertial confinement fusion, Ed W H Lowdermilk, SPIE 3492 414-423 (1999)
Neely, D, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clarke, RJ, Collier, JL, ...
IEEE Trans Plasma Science (accepted for publication)
Measurements of energetic proton generation from intense laser interactons with solids
Clark, E L, Krushelnick, K, Davies, J R, Zepf, M, Tatarakis, M, Beg, F N, ...
IFSA conference proceedings 1 961-965 (1999)
Najmudin, Z, Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Salvati, M, Santala, M I K, Tatarakis, M, ...
IFSA conference proceedings 1 409-414 (1999)
Gas jet electron acceleration using a 527nm frequency doubled CPA laser pulse
Neely, D, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clarke, RJ, Collier, JL, ...
(1999)
Norreys, P A, Allott, R M, Clarke, R J, Neely, D, Rose, S J, Beg, F N, ...
ISFA conference proceedings 1 427-432 (1999)
Fast ion induced nuclear reactions in the plasma blow-off in intense laser-solid interactions
Santala, M I K, Clark, E L, Watts, I, Tatarakis, M, Zepf, M, Krushelnick, K, ...
IFSA conference proceedings 1 1016-1019 (1999)
Energetic heavy ion and proton generation from ultra intense laser-plasma interactions with solids
Clark, E L, Krushelnick, K, Zepf, M, Beg, F N, Machacek, A, Norreys, P A, ...
Phys Rev Letts (submitted)
Ultra high intensity laser produced plasmas as a compact heavy ion injection source
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Allott, R M, Beg, F N, Danson, C N, Machacek, A, ...
IEEE Trans Plasma Science (accepted for publication)
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Najmudin, Z, Salvati, M, Tatarakis, M, Dangor, A E, ...
Laser and Particle Beams (accepted for publication)
Najmudin, Z, Allott, R M, Amiranoff, F, Clark, E L, Danson, C N, Gordon, D, ...
IEEE Trans Plasma Science (accepted for publication)
Gas jet electron acceleration using a 527nm frequency doubled CPA laser pulse and its optimisation
Neely, D, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clarke, RJ, Collier, JL, ...
J Mod Opt (accepted for publication)
Guided conical compression experiments relevant to the fast ignitor scheme
Norreys, P A, Allott, R M, Clarke, R J, Neely, D, Rose, S J, Zepf, M, ...
Physics of Plasmas (submitted)
Simultaneous dual wavelength CPA operation of the Vulcan laser for particle acceleration experiments
Collier, JL, Neely, D, Allott, R, Danson, CN, Hawkes, S, Najmudin, Z, ...
IQEC 2000 Technical Digest, publ IEEE cat no 00TH8504, p228 (2000)
Laser induced nuclear reactions
Ledingham, K, McCanny, T, Graham, P, Fang, X, Singhal, R, Magill, J, ...
AIP Conf Proc 454 229-234 (1999)
Nuclear diagnostics of high intensity laser plasma interactions
Krushelnick, K, Santala, M I K, Ledingham, K W D, Beg, F N, Clark, E L, Clarke, R J, ...
AIP Conf Proc 611 (1) 253-263 (2002)
Multi terawatt frequency doubling of picosecond pulses for plasma interactions
Neely, D, Danson, CN, Allott, R, Collier, JL, Edwards, CB, Flintoff, P, ...
Multi terawatt frequency doubling of picosecond pulses for plasma interactions
Neely, D, Danson, CN, Allott, R, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clayton, C, ...
Electron and ion emission from solid targets at intensities up to 1019 W/cm2
Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Krushelnick, K, Machacek, A, Marjoribanks, R, Neely, D, ...
Harmonic generation from laser-solid target interactions at intensities up to 1019 Wcm2
Zepf, M, Chambers, DM, Clark, E, Dangor, AE, Krushelnick, K, Machacek, A, ...
Solid target interaction physics with relativistic laser irradiances
Norreys, P A, Neely, D, Bell, A R, Clarke, E, Davies, J, Haines, M G, ...
Electron and ion emission from solid targets at intensities up to 1019 W/cm2
Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Krushelnick, K, Machacek, A, Marjoribanks, R, Neely, D, ...
High intensity laser interactions with a gas jet at 527 nm
Salvati, M, Allott, R, Amiranoff, F, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Danson, C N, ...
Machacek, A, Chambers, D M, Wark, J S, Watts, I, Zepf, M, Dangor, A E, ...
Norreys, P, Clarke, R J, Watts, IF, Tatarakis, M, Zepf, M, Beg, FN, ...
Tatarakis, M, Krushelnick, K, Beg, F, Zepf, M, Clark, E L, Santala, M, ...
Multi-MeV ion production from high intensity laser interactions with underdense plasmas
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Najmudin, Z, Salvati, M, Santala, M I K, Tatarakis, M, ...
Observation and disscussion of optical scatter in ultra high intensity laser solid interactions
Machacek, A C, Chambers, D M, Wark, J S, Watts, I, Zepf, M, Dangor, A E, ...
Inverse Faraday effect and propagation instabilities in the interaction of highly underdense plasmas
Najmudin, Z, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Danson, C N, Krushelnick, K, Malka, V, ...
Ultra high intensity laser produced plasmas as a compact heavy ion injection source
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Allott, R M, Beg, F N, Danson, C N, Machacek, A, ...
Neely, D, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clarke, RJ, Collier, JL, ...
Measurements of energetic proton generation from intense laser interactons with solids
Clark, E L, Krushelnick, K, Davies, J R, Zepf, M, Tatarakis, M, Beg, F N, ...
Propagation instabilities in the interaction of highly underdense plasmas
Najmudin, Z, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Danson, C N, Krushelnick, K, Malka, V, ...
Gas jet electron acceleration using a 527nm frequency doubled CPA laser pulse
Neely, D, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clarke, RJ, Collier, JL, ...
Norreys, P A, Allott, R M, Clarke, R J, Neely, D, Rose, S J, Beg, F N, ...
Fast ion induced nuclear reactions in the plasma blow-off in intense laser-solid interactions
Santala, M I K, Clark, E L, Watts, I, Tatarakis, M, Zepf, M, Krushelnick, K, ...
Magnetic fields generated during high intensity laser plasma interaction
Tatarakis, M, Beg, F, Clark, E L, Krushelnick, K, Machecek, A C, Malka, V, ...
Energetic ions and electrons from high intensity laser produced plasmas
Krushelnick, K, Clark, E L, Zepf, M, Beg, F N, Santala, M I K, Tatarakis, M, ...
Magnetic fields of 30,000 tesla in relativistic laser solid target interactions
Tatarakis, M, Watts, I, Krushelnick, K, Zepf, M, Norreys, P, Clark, E L, ...
Energetic particle generation from ultra intense laser plasma interactions with solids
Clark, E L, Beg, F N, Tatarakis, M, Zepf, M, Escoda, C, Norefeldt, M, ...
High power short pulse beat wave experiments using VULCAN
Krushelnick, K, Najmudin, Z, Walton, B, Delannoy, MA, Kingham, R, Dangor, AE, ...
Investigating the inverse Faraday effect with an intense short pulse laser
Najmudin, Z, Tatarakis, M, Krushelnick, K, Clark, E, Santala, M, Dangor, B, ...
Laser-induced nuclear physics and applications
Ledingham, K W D, McKenna, P, Spencer, I, Singhal, R P, McCanny, T, Clark, E L, ...
Studies on electron acceleration in plasmas at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories
Najmudin, Z, Krushelnick, K, Dangor, A E, Walton, B, Gopal, A, Wagner, U, ...
Relativistic laser-plasmas & fast ignition studies at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Norreys, P A, Krushelnick, K, Dangor, A E, Tatarakis, M, Clark, E L, Zepf, M, ...
Proton measurements from ultra intense laser plasma interactions
Clark, E, Zepf, M, Beg, F, Tatarakis, M, Clarke, R, Wei, M, ...
Polarimetry measurements of high order harmonics from intense laser solid interactions
Krushelnick, K, Beg, F N, Gopal, A, Tatarakis, M, Wei, M-S, Clark, E L, ...
Short pulse laser beatwave experiments using the VULCAN laser facility
Walton, BR, Najmudin, Z, Wei, MS, Marle, C, Krushelnick, K, Dangor, AE, ...
Measurement of superstrong magnetic fields with PW lasers
Norreys, P A, Wagner, U, Neely, D, Clarke, R, Tatarakis, M, Watts, I, ...
Proton and ion acceleration in ultra intense laser plasma interactions
Clark, E L, Zepf, M, Beg, F N, Tatarakis, M, Wei, M, Gopal, A, ...
Magnetic field measurements during high intensity short pulse laser solid target interactions
Gopal, A, Tatarakis, M, Beg, F N, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Ledingham, K W D, ...
Wei, M, Beg, F N, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Gopal, A, Ledingham, K W D, ...
CPA laser heating of cone guided implosion targets
Zepf, M, Kodama, R, Norreys, P A, Mima, K, Dangor, A E, Evans, R G, ...
Experimental observations of the Weibel instability in laser solid interactions
Wei, M S, Beg, F N, Clark, E L, Dangor, A E, Gopal, A, Ledingham, K W D, ...
Proton acceleration from high intensity laser interactions with thin foil targets
Zepf, M, Clark, E L, Beg, F N, Clarke, R J, Tatarakis, M, Wei, M S, ...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets
Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Santala, M.I.K., Clark, E., ...
When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of I-129 - a long-lived nuclear waste product
Ledingham, K.W.D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., ...
Intense laser-plasma interactions produce high brightness beams of gamma rays, neutrons and ions and have the potential to deliver accelerating gradients more than 1000 times higher than conventional...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets
Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Santala, M.I.K., Clark, E., ...
When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly...
Characterization of multiterawatt laser-solid interactions for proton acceleration
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCany, T., Singhal, R.P., Ziener, C., ...
A comprehensive characterization of experimental parameters in a study of proton acceleration by short-pulse laser-solid interactions at intensities up to 10(19) W cm(-2) is reported. Laser pulse and...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., ...
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (similar to5x10(19) W/cm(2)) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for...
Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high- intensity laser-plasma interactions
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Clark, E.L., ...
Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high- intensity ( gt 10(19) W cm(-2)) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear...
Santala, M.I.K., Zepf, M., Watts, I., Beg, F.N., Clark, E., Tatarakis, M., ...
The angular distribution of bremsstrahlung gamma rays produced by fast electrons accelerated in relativistic laser-solid interaction has been studied by photoneutron activation in copper. We show...
A nearly real-time high temperature laser-plasma diagnostic using photonuclear reactions in tantalum
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E.L., ...
A method of measuring the temperature of the fast electrons produced in ultraintense laser-plasma interactions is described by inducing photonuclear reactions, in particular (gamma,n) and (gamma,3n)...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Foster, P.S., ...
Measurements of proton emission have been made from a variety of solid targets irradiated by a 60-fs, 200-mJ, 7x10(18)-W cm(- 2) laser system operating at 2 Hz. Optimum target conditions were found...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., Clark, E.L., Krushelnick, K., ...
Protons of energies up to 37 MeV have been generated using ultra-intense laser-solid interactions. These protons can be used to induce nuclear reactions in materials to produce beta /sup +/ emitting...
Laser generation of proton beams for the production of short- lived positron emitting radioisotopes
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E.L., ...
Protons of energies up to 37 MeV have been generated when ultra-intense lasers (up to 10(20) W cm(-2)) interact with hydrogen containing solid targets. These protons can be used to induce nuclear...
Nuclear reactions in copper induced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction
Yang, J.M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Robson, L., ...
High-intensity ( gt 10(19) W cm(-2)) laser-plasma interactions have been shown to produce large quantities of protons with energies up to several tens of MeV. A range of laser-driven proton-induced...
Neutron production by fast protons from ultraintense laser- plasma interactions
Yang, J.M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Robson, L., Shimizu, S., ...
Tens of MeV proton beams have been generated by interactions of the VULCAN petawatt laser with foil targets and used to induce nuclear reactions in zinc and boron samples. The numbers of 11C, 66Ga,...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., ...
Proton and heavy ion acceleration in ultrahigh intensity (~2×1020 W cm–2) laser plasma interactions has been investigated using the new petawatt arm of the VULCAN laser. Nuclear activation...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography
Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful diagnostic/imaging technique requiring the production of the short-lived positron emitting isotopes 11C, 13N, 15O and 18F by proton irradiation of...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets
Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Santala, M.I.K., Clark, E., ...
When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly...
Laser-driven photo-transmutation of I-129 - a long-lived nuclear waste product
Ledingham, K.W.D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., ...
Intense laser-plasma interactions produce high brightness beams of gamma rays, neutrons and ions and have the potential to deliver accelerating gradients more than 1000 times higher than conventional...
Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets
Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Santala, M.I.K., Clark, E., ...
When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly...
Characterization of multiterawatt laser-solid interactions for proton acceleration
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Spencer, I., McCany, T., Singhal, R.P., Ziener, C., ...
A comprehensive characterization of experimental parameters in a study of proton acceleration by short-pulse laser-solid interactions at intensities up to 10(19) W cm(-2) is reported. Laser pulse and...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., ...
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (similar to5x10(19) W/cm(2)) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for...
Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high- intensity laser-plasma interactions
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Clark, E.L., ...
Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high- intensity ( gt 10(19) W cm(-2)) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear...
Santala, M.I.K., Zepf, M., Watts, I., Beg, F.N., Clark, E., Tatarakis, M., ...
The angular distribution of bremsstrahlung gamma rays produced by fast electrons accelerated in relativistic laser-solid interaction has been studied by photoneutron activation in copper. We show...
A nearly real-time high temperature laser-plasma diagnostic using photonuclear reactions in tantalum
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E.L., ...
A method of measuring the temperature of the fast electrons produced in ultraintense laser-plasma interactions is described by inducing photonuclear reactions, in particular (gamma,n) and (gamma,3n)...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Foster, P.S., ...
Measurements of proton emission have been made from a variety of solid targets irradiated by a 60-fs, 200-mJ, 7x10(18)-W cm(- 2) laser system operating at 2 Hz. Optimum target conditions were found...
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., Clark, E.L., Krushelnick, K., ...
Protons of energies up to 37 MeV have been generated using ultra-intense laser-solid interactions. These protons can be used to induce nuclear reactions in materials to produce beta /sup +/ emitting...
Laser generation of proton beams for the production of short- lived positron emitting radioisotopes
Spencer, I., Ledingham, K.W.D., Singhal, R.P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E.L., ...
Protons of energies up to 37 MeV have been generated when ultra-intense lasers (up to 10(20) W cm(-2)) interact with hydrogen containing solid targets. These protons can be used to induce nuclear...
Nuclear reactions in copper induced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction
Yang, J.M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Robson, L., ...
High-intensity ( gt 10(19) W cm(-2)) laser-plasma interactions have been shown to produce large quantities of protons with energies up to several tens of MeV. A range of laser-driven proton-induced...
Neutron production by fast protons from ultraintense laser- plasma interactions
Yang, J.M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., McCanny, T., Robson, L., Shimizu, S., ...
Tens of MeV proton beams have been generated by interactions of the VULCAN petawatt laser with foil targets and used to induce nuclear reactions in zinc and boron samples. The numbers of 11C, 66Ga,...
McKenna, P., Ledingham, K.W.D., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., ...
Proton and heavy ion acceleration in ultrahigh intensity (~2×1020 W cm–2) laser plasma interactions has been investigated using the new petawatt arm of the VULCAN laser. Nuclear activation...
High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography
Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J.M., Robson, L., ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful diagnostic/imaging technique requiring the production of the short-lived positron emitting isotopes 11C, 13N, 15O and 18F by proton irradiation of...
Observation of monoenergetic structures in the spectrum of laser wakefield accelerated
Murphy, CD, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Thomas, AGR, Collier, JL, Dangor, AE, ...
AIP Conference Proceedings, no. 737, 2004, pp. 853-7. USA
Particle acceleration using intense laser produced plasmas
Krushelnick, K., Najmudin, Z., Dangor, A. E.
Recent results from high intensity (up to 5 × 10 20 W/cm 2 ) laser plasma interaction experiments at Imperial College London have shown that the plasmas produced during such interactions can be...
Particle acceleration using the Vulcan Petawatt laser
Neely, D, Krushelnick, K, Mangles, S, Clarke, R, Collier, J, Dangor, AE, ...
Multi-terawatt frequency doubling of picosecond pulses for plasma interactions
Neely, D, Danson, CN, Allott, RM, Amiranoff, F, Clark, EL, Clayton, CE, ...
Ed W H Lowdermilk, SPIE 3492 414-423 (1999)