Target densities near the critical plasma density are of great interest for the laser-ion acceleration community, as new and interesting acceleration mechanisms can occur at these densities due to the effect of relativistically induced transparency.
Designing and builing near-critical densitiy targets with closely defined parameters has thus been the goal of much recent and ongoing target...
Cryogenic jet targets are attracting growing attention in scientific fields investigated at x-ray free electron laser and high power laser facilities, e.g. in high energy density science exploring extreme states of matter or in relativistic laser plasma interactions aiming to develop novel ion accelerators.
A key advantage of cryogenic targets is the unique capability to deliver ultra-pure...
Spectroscopy of liquids and microscopic specimens within liquid environment is important as much of the reactions concerning life on earth happen in the aqueous environment. However such study faces difficulty when we try to use photons from the parts (e.g. infrared or extreme ultraviolet) of the electromagnetic spectrum which get strongly absorbed within the aqueous environment. Although,...
Optical field Ionization techniques have been used for many years in plasma targetry manufacturing in order to create guiding structures or for controlling electron beam acceleration distance and injection position. These techniques have been shown to be viable in high repetition rate systems. In this talk, I will present results of using such a technique to create and control longitudinally...
