Search Results - "Prencipe, Irene"
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Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy for nanostructured thin film density evaluation
Published in Science and technology of advanced materials (01-04-2015)“…In this paper, we report on two fast and non-destructive methods for nanostructured film density evaluation based on a combination of energy dispersive x-ray…”
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Efficient laser-driven proton and bremsstrahlung generation from cluster-assembled foam targets
Published in New journal of physics (01-09-2021)“…Abstract The interaction between intense 30 fs laser pulses and foam-coated 1.5 μ m-thick Al foils in the relativistic regime (up to 5 × 10 20 W cm −2 ) is…”
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Probing shock dynamics inside micro-wire targets after high-intensity laser irradiation using small angle x-ray scattering of a free-electron laser
Published in New journal of physics (01-10-2023)“…Abstract In this paper, we present an experiment that explores the plasma dynamics of a 7 μ m diameter carbon wire after being irradiated with a…”
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All-optical structuring of laser-driven proton beam profiles
Published in Nature communications (13-12-2018)“…Extreme field gradients intrinsic to relativistic laser-interactions with thin solid targets enable compact MeV proton accelerators with unique bunch…”
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Observation of Ultrafast Solid-Density Plasma Dynamics Using Femtosecond X-Ray Pulses from a Free-Electron Laser
Published in Physical review. X (13-09-2018)“…The complex physics of the interaction between short-pulse ultrahigh-intensity lasers and solids is so far difficult to access experimentally, and the…”
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Visualizing plasmons and ultrafast kinetic instabilities in laser-driven solids using X-ray scattering
Published in Communications physics (03-09-2024)“…Ultra-intense lasers that ionize atoms and accelerate electrons in solids to near the speed of light can lead to kinetic instabilities that alter the laser…”
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Probing ultrafast laser plasma processes inside solids with resonant small-angle x-ray scattering
Published in Physical review research (01-12-2021)“…Extreme states of matter exist throughout the universe, e.g., inside planetary cores, stars, or astrophysical jets. Such conditions can be generated in the…”
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A novel multi-shot target platform for laser-driven laboratory astrophysics experiments
Published in High power laser science and engineering (01-01-2023)“…A new approach to target development for laboratory astrophysics experiments at high-power laser facilities is presented. With the dawn of high-power lasers,…”
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Laser-driven high-energy proton beams from cascaded acceleration regimes
Published in Nature physics (01-07-2024)“…Laser-driven ion accelerators can deliver high-energy, high-peak current beams and are thus attracting attention as a compact alternative to conventional…”
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Laser produced electromagnetic pulses: generation, detection and mitigation
Published in High power laser science and engineering (2020)“…This paper provides an up-to-date review of the problems related to the generation, detection and mitigation of strong electromagnetic pulses created in the…”
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Visualizing Plasmons and Ultrafast Kinetic Instabilities in Laser-Driven Solids using X-ray Scattering
Published 21-04-2023“…Ultra-intense lasers that ionize and accelerate electrons in solids to near the speed of light can lead to kinetic instabilities that alter the laser…”
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Probing the dynamics of solid density micro-wire targets after ultra-intense laser irradiation using a free-electron laser
Published 06-02-2023“…In this paper, we present an experiment that explores the plasma dynamics of a 7 micron diameter carbon wire after being irradiated with a…”
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Probing ultrafast laser plasma processes inside solids with resonant small-angle X-ray scattering
Published 14-12-2020“…Extreme states of matter exist throughout the universe e.g. inside planetary cores, stars or astrophysical jets. Such conditions are generated in the…”
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On-Shot Characterization of Single Plasma Mirror Temporal Contrast Improvement
Published 25-03-2019“…Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, volume 60, issue 5, pages 054007, year 2018 We report on the setup and commissioning of a compact recollimating single…”
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Observation of ultrafast solid-density plasma dynamics using femtosecond X-ray pulses from a free-electron laser
Published 25-01-2018“…Phys. Rev. X 8, 031068 (2018) The complex physics of the interaction between short pulse high intensity lasers and solids is so far hardly accessible by…”
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Electron acceleration by relativistic surface plasmons in laser-grating interaction
Published 10-08-2015“…Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 015001 (2016) The generation of energetic electron bunches by the interaction of a short, ultra-intense ($I>10^{19} \textrm{W/cm}^2$)…”
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