Characteristics and Applications of the Secondary Radiation Generated by Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Optics and Lasers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2023) | Viewed by 286
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Interests: laser ion acceleration; plasma acceleration; plasma diagnostics; laser-driven neutron beams; ion diagnostics; high-energy density matter
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Dear Colleagues,
The interaction of intense (>1018 W/cm2) femtosecond-duration laser pulses with matter has been shown to produce brilliant, high energy secondary radiation sources, such as electrons, ions, gamma rays, and terahertz radiation.
Over the years, significant attention has been drawn to the diverse range of possible applications for these sources, for example in therapeutic applications, nuclear physics, and high energy density matter physics. These sources offer advantages over conventionally created beams, namely their ulra-short burst duration, high flux, and compact acceleration lengths.
This Special Issue will focus on the characteristics of the radiation that can be generated by such high-intensity pulses, including their applications to industry, research, and beyond.
Topics that this issue covers include:
- Plasma wakefield acceleration;
- Ion acceleration;
- Neutron beam generation;
- High harmonic generation;
- Terahertz generation;
- Strong-field QED processes;
- High energy density matter;
- Proton–boron fusion;
- Applications of high energy laser-driven sources;
- High repetition rate beams.
Dr. Philip Martin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- femtosecond laser pulses
- high power lasers
- laser-driven ion acceleration
- laser-driven electron acceleration
- laser-driven radiation sources
- high harmonic generation
- high repetition rate laser systems
- high repetition rate targetry
- terahertz radiation
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