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View article: A renewable double plasma mirror for Petawatt-class lasers
A renewable double plasma mirror for Petawatt-class lasers Open
Exceptional pulse contrast can be critical for ultraintense laser experiments, particularly when using solid density targets, and their use is becoming widespread. However, current plasma mirror technology is becoming inadequate for the ne…
View article: X-ray microscopy and talbot imaging with the matter in extreme conditions X-ray imager at LCLS
X-ray microscopy and talbot imaging with the matter in extreme conditions X-ray imager at LCLS Open
The last decade has shown the great potential that X-ray Free Electron Lasers (FEL) have to study High Energy Density (HED) physics. Experiments at FELs have made significant breakthroughs in Shock Physics and Dynamic Diffraction, Dense Pl…
View article: A Renewable Double Plasma Mirror For Petawatt-class Lasers
A Renewable Double Plasma Mirror For Petawatt-class Lasers Open
Exceptional pulse contrast can be critical for ultraintense laser experiments, particularly when using solid density targets, and their use is becoming widespread. However, current plasma mirror technology is becoming inadequate for the ne…
View article: Toward direct spatial and intensity characterization of ultra-high-intensity laser pulses using ponderomotive scattering of free electrons
Toward direct spatial and intensity characterization of ultra-high-intensity laser pulses using ponderomotive scattering of free electrons Open
Spatial distributions of electrons ionized and scattered from ultra-low-pressure gases are proposed and experimentally demonstrated as a method to directly measure the intensity of an ultra-high-intensity laser pulse. Analytic models relat…
View article: Towards direct spatial and intensity characterization of ultra-high intensity laser pulses using ponderomotive scattering of free electrons
Towards direct spatial and intensity characterization of ultra-high intensity laser pulses using ponderomotive scattering of free electrons Open
Spatial distributions of electrons ionized and scattered from ultra-low pressure gases are proposed and experimentally demonstrated as a method to directly measure the intensity of an ultra-high intensity laser pulse. Analytic models relat…
View article: Emittance preserving thin film plasma mirrors for GeV scale laser plasma accelerators
Emittance preserving thin film plasma mirrors for GeV scale laser plasma accelerators Open
Laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs) now routinely produce electron beams with GeV energies over acceleration lengths on the order of a few centimeters. This capability and the demonstration of multistage coupling make LPAs promising for numer…
View article: A compact, high resolution energy, and emittance diagnostic for electron beams using active plasma lenses
A compact, high resolution energy, and emittance diagnostic for electron beams using active plasma lenses Open
High-resolution (sub-%), single-shot energy distribution, and emittance measurements of GeV-class electron beams generated by laser plasma accelerators (LPAs) have been enabled through the use of an active plasma lens combined with relativ…