Optimisation of multi-petawatt laser-driven proton acceleration in the relativistic transparency regime

Authors: J Goodman, M King, R Wilson, R J Gray, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 24, Iss 5, p 053016 (2022)

Subject Terms: laser-driven ion acceleration, relativistic induced transparency, ultraintense laser-plasma interactions, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Multi-parameter Bayesian optimisation of laser-driven ion acceleration in particle-in-cell simulations

Authors: E J Dolier, M King, R Wilson, R J Gray, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 24, Iss 7, p 073025 (2022)

Subject Terms: laser-driven ion acceleration, Bayesian optimization, machine learning, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Stable laser-acceleration of high-flux proton beams with plasma collimation

Authors: M. J. V. Streeter, G. D. Glenn, S. DiIorio, F. Treffert, B. Loughran, H. Ahmed, S. Astbury, M. Borghesi, N. Bourgeois, C. B. Curry, S. J. D. Dann, N. P. Dover, T. Dzelzainis, O. C. Ettlinger, M. Gauthier, L. Giuffrida, S. H. Glenzer, R. J. Gray, J. S. Green, G. S. Hicks, C. Hyland, V. Istokskaia, M. King, D. Margarone, O. McCusker, P. McKenna, Z. Najmudin, C. Parisuaña, P. Parsons, C. Spindloe, D. R. Symes, A. G. R. Thomas, N. Xu, C. A. J. Palmer

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2025)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Relativistic mid-wavelength infrared pulses generated in intense-laser mass-limited target interactions

Authors: J F Qu, P Liu, X Y Liu, R J Gray, P McKenna, X F Li, S Kawata, Q Kong

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 22, Iss 9, p 093007 (2020)

Subject Terms: mid-wavelength infrared radiation, mass-limited target, relativistic laser, plasma, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Energy absorption and coupling to electrons in the transition from surface- to volume-dominant intense laser–plasma interaction regimes

Authors: S D R Williamson, R J Gray, M King, R Wilson, R J Dance, C Armstrong, D R Rusby, C Brabetz, F Wagner, B Zielbauer, V Bagnoud, D Neely, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 22, Iss 5, p 053044 (2020)

Subject Terms: intense laser–solid interactions, laser absorption in dense plasma, relativistic self induced transparency, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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A scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer for active characterization of laser-driven proton beams – ERRATUM

Authors: J. K. Patel, C. D. Armstrong, R. Wilson, M. Alderton, E. J. Dolier, T. P. Frazer, A. Horne, A. Lofrese, M. Peat, M. Woodward, B. Zielbauer, R. J. Clarke, R. Deas, P. P. Rajeev, R. J. Gray, P. McKenna

Source: High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol 13 (2025)

Subject Terms: Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820

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Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471924000872/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2095-4719; https://doaj.org/toc/2052-3289

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Enhanced laser-energy coupling to dense plasmas driven by recirculating electron currents

Authors: R J Gray, R Wilson, M King, S D R Williamson, R J Dance, C Armstrong, C Brabetz, F Wagner, B Zielbauer, V Bagnoud, D Neely, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 20, Iss 3, p 033021 (2018)

Subject Terms: laser–plasma interactions, laser absorption, relativistic plasma, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Proton acceleration enhanced by a plasma jet in expanding foils undergoing relativistic transparency

Authors: H W Powell, M King, R J Gray, D A MacLellan, B Gonzalez-Izquierdo, L C Stockhausen, G Hicks, N P Dover, D R Rusby, D C Carroll, H Padda, R Torres, S Kar, R J Clarke, I O Musgrave, Z Najmudin, M Borghesi, D Neely, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 17, Iss 10, p 103033 (2015)

Subject Terms: laser–plasma interactions, relativistic transparency, ion acceleration, plasma jet, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Laser pulse propagation and enhanced energy coupling to fast electrons in dense plasma gradients

Authors: R J Gray, D C Carroll, X H Yuan, C M Brenner, M Burza, M Coury, K L Lancaster, X X Lin, Y T Li, D Neely, M N Quinn, O Tresca, C-G Wahlström, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 16, Iss 11, p 113075 (2014)

Subject Terms: laser–plasma interaction, laser pulse propagation, fast electron generation, 52.38.Hb, 52.38.Kd, 52.38.Dx, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1367-2630

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Azimuthal asymmetry in collective electron dynamics in relativistically transparent laser–foil interactions

Authors: R J Gray, D A MacLellan, B Gonzalez-Izquierdo, H W Powell, D C Carroll, C D Murphy, L C Stockhausen, D R Rusby, G G Scott, R Wilson, N Booth, D R Symes, S J Hawkes, R Torres, M Borghesi, D Neely, P McKenna

Source: New Journal of Physics, Vol 16, Iss 9, p 093027 (2014)

Subject Terms: laser-plasma interaction, ion acceleration, charged particle dynamics, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1367-2630

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A scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer for active characterization of laser-driven proton beams

Authors: J. K. Patel, C. D. Armstrong, R. Wilson, M. Alderton, E. J. Dolier, T. P. Frazer, A. Horne, A. Lofrese, M. Peat, M. Woodward, B. Zielbauer, R. J. Clarke, R. Deas, P. P. Rajeev, R. J. Gray, P. McKenna

Source: High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol 12 (2024)

Subject Terms: diagnostics, high repetition rate, ion acceleration, laser–solid interactions, Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820

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Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471924000628/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2095-4719; https://doaj.org/toc/2052-3289

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Optimization and control of synchrotron emission in ultraintense laser–solid interactions using machine learning – CORRIGENDUM

Authors: J. Goodman, M. King, E. J. Dolier, R. Wilson, R. J. Gray, P. McKenna

Source: High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Vol 12 (2024)

Subject Terms: Bayesian optimization, gamma rays, laser–solid interactions, machine learning, radiation reaction, Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820

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Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471923000956/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2095-4719; https://doaj.org/toc/2052-3289

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X-ray detector requirements for laser–plasma accelerators

Authors: Chris D. Armstrong, G. G. Scott, S. Richards, J. K. Patel, K. Fedorov, R. J. Gray, K. Welsby, P. P. Rajeev

Source: Frontiers in Physics, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: laser–plasma interactions, bremsstrahlung, betatron, inverse Compton scattering, laser wakefield, high-intensity laser, Physics, QC1-999

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2023.1286442/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-424X

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Crizotinib in patients with tumors harboring ALK or ROS1 rearrangements in the NCI-MATCH trial

Authors: A. S. Mansfield, Z. Wei, R. Mehra, A. T. Shaw, C. H. Lieu, P. M. Forde, A. E. Drilon, E. P. Mitchell, J. J. Wright, N. Takebe, E. Sharon, D. Hovelson, S. Tomlins, J. Zeng, K. Poorman, N. Malik, R. J. Gray, S. Li, L. M. McShane, L. V. Rubinstein, D. Patton, P. M. Williams, S. R. Hamilton, B. A. Conley, C. L. Arteaga, L. N. Harris, P. J. O’Dwyer, A. P. Chen, K. T. Flaherty

Source: npj Precision Oncology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)

Subject Terms: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2397-768X

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Micron-scale mapping of megagauss magnetic fields using optical polarimetry to probe hot electron transport in petawatt-class laser-solid interactions

Authors: Gourab Chatterjee, Prashant Kumar Singh, A. P. L. Robinson, D. Blackman, N. Booth, O. Culfa, R. J. Dance, L. A. Gizzi, R. J. Gray, J. S. Green, P. Koester, G. Ravindra Kumar, L. Labate, Amit D. Lad, K. L. Lancaster, J. Pasley, N. C. Woolsey, P. P. Rajeev

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Enhanced laser intensity and ion acceleration due to self-focusing in relativistically transparent ultrathin targets

Authors: T. P. Frazer, R. Wilson, M. King, N. M. H. Butler, D. C. Carroll, M. J. Duff, A. Higginson, J. Jarrett, Z. E. Davidson, C. Armstrong, H. Liu, D. Neely, R. J. Gray, P. McKenna

Source: Physical Review Research, Vol 2, Iss 4, p 042015 (2020)

Subject Terms: Physics, QC1-999

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2643-1564

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Energy exchange via multi-species streaming in laser-driven ion acceleration.

Authors: M King¹, R J Gray¹, H W Powell¹, R Capdessus¹, P McKenna¹ paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk

Source: Plasma Physics & Controlled Fusion. 1/1/2016, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p1-1. 1p.

Subject Terms: *ENERGY transfer, *ION accelerators, *ELECTRON mobility, *LASER pulses, *PARTICLES (Nuclear physics), *PLASMA instabilities

Role of lattice structure and low temperature resistivity in fast-electron-beam filamentation in carbon.

Authors: R J Dance¹, N M H Butler¹, R J Gray¹, D A MacLellan¹, D R Rusby^1,2, G G Scott², B Zielbauer³, V Bagnoud³, H Xu¹, A P L Robinson², M P Desjarlais⁴, D Neely^1,2, P McKenna¹, paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk

Source: Plasma Physics & Controlled Fusion; Jan2016, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p1-1, 1p

Influence of low-temperature resistivity on fast electron transport in solids: scaling to fast ignition electron beam parameters.

Authors: P McKenna¹, paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk, D A MacLellan¹, N M H Butler¹, R J Dance¹, R J Gray¹, A P L Robinson², D Neely², M P Desjarlais³

Source: Plasma Physics & Controlled Fusion; Jun2015, Vol. 57 Issue 6, p1-1, 1p

Influence of spatial-intensity contrast in ultraintense laser–plasma interactions

Authors: R. Wilson, M. King, N. M. H. Butler, D. C. Carroll, T. P. Frazer, M. J. Duff, A. Higginson, R. J. Dance, J. Jarrett, Z. E. Davidson, C. D. Armstrong, H. Liu, S. J. Hawkes, R. J. Clarke, D. Neely, R. J. Gray, P. McKenna

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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