Description
Impressive progress has been made in the field of laser-plasma acceleration in the last decade, with outstanding achievements from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints. Closely exploiting the development of ultra-intense, ultrashort pulse lasers, laser-plasma acceleration has developed rapidly, achieving accelerating gradients of the order of tens of GeV/m, and making the prospect of miniature accelerators a more realistic possibility.
This book presents the lectures delivered at the Enrico Fermi International School of Physics and summer school: "Laser-Plasma Acceleration" , held in Varenna, Italy, in June 2011. The school provided an opportunity for young scientists to experience the best from the worlds of laser-plasma and accelerator physics, with intensive training and hands-on opportunities related to key aspects of laser-plasma acceleration. Subjects covered include: the secrets of lasers; the power of numerical simulations; beam dynamics; and the elusive world of laboratory plasmas. The objective of the school was to establish a common knowledge base for the future laser-plasma accelerator community.
These published proceedings aim to provide a wider community with a reference covering a wide range of topics, knowledge of which will be necessary to future research on laser-plasma acceleration. The book also provides references to selected existing literature for further reading.
Chapter
Numerical simulation of laser-plasma interactions
Tutorial on particle-in-cell simulation
Project I: Laser wakefield accelerator
Project II: Ion acceleration-TNSA vs. RPA
Accelerator physics: Basic principles on beam focusing and transport
Laminar and non-laminar beams
The r.m.s envelope equation
Correlated emittance oscillations
Matching conditions in a plasma accelerator
Lasers for laser-plasma acceleration
Defining an ultrashort laser pulse
Ultrashort-pulse generation
Master Oscillator Power Amplifier
Chirped-pulse amplification
Titanium-sapphire systems
Optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification systems
Particle beam diagnostics and control
Intercepting measurements
Non-intercepting measurements
Diagnostics for the transverse phase space
Beam matrix based schemes
Phase space mapping based schemes
Beam profile measurements
Diagnostics for the longitudinal phase space
Bunch length measurements
CPA lasers in experiments
Role of ASE in the interaction with plastic foils
Experimental signatures of preplasma
Propagation in gases and optical probing
Propagation of ultraintense laser pulses in gas-jets
Basic spectroscopy techniques
The single-photon detection technique
Fast electron transport in multilayer targets
Directional bremsstrahlung
Ion acceleration to study target resistivity
Preliminary results of the self-injection test experiment (SITE) at FLAME
FLAME target area and main diagnostic
Development of a Multi-GeV spectrometer for laser-plasma experiments at FLAME
Prototype tests and absolute calibration
Commissioning and CCD readout system
Laser-driven acceleration of ions: State of the art, perspectives and applications
Main experimental evidence
Target Normal Sheath Acceleration-basic principles
Target Normal Sheath Acceleration-experimental characterization
Optimization of TNSA acceleration
Radiation Pressure Acceleration and other emerging mechanisms
Proton radiography/deflectometry
Isochoric heating of matter
Nuclear-reactions initiated by laser-driven ions and applications
Hadrontherapy/radiobiology
Polarization of laser-accelerated ions
Search for polarization effects
Set-up for the measurement of the polarization of laser-accelerated protons
Planned measurements and outlook
Acceleration of ions up to 20 MeV/nucleon in the ultrashort, high-intensity regime
Proton acceleration at 35 degree incidence
Ion flux at 35 degree incidence
Proton acceleration at normal incidence
Towards laser-driven mini-linac's for biomedical uses
Laser acceleration: the "high-intensity laser matter interaction" background
Laser-Linac facility at ILIL-INO (Pisa)
A multidisciplinary approach
Full dosimetric characterization
Cell lines, culture conditions and irradiation
Immunofluorescence staining and scoring of -H2AX
Lipid membrane fluidity alterations
Plasma membrane permeability
2D-PAGE and mass spectrometry
Radiation protection for laser-based accelerators
Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
Description of the project
Determination of the source term
Attenuation of prompt radiation
Environmental radiological aspects
Operational radiation safety program for a laser-based accelerator
Quality assurance for the safety program
Radiological risk for the workers and the members of public from the prompt radiation
Radiological risk from induced activity
Laser-Plasma Acceleration
( International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” )
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