High-power laser systems have opened new frontiers in scientifi research and have revolutionized various scientifi fields offering unprecedented capabilities for understanding fundamental physics and allowing unique a...High-power laser systems have opened new frontiers in scientifi research and have revolutionized various scientifi fields offering unprecedented capabilities for understanding fundamental physics and allowing unique applications.This paper details the successful commissioning of the 1 PW experimental area at the Extreme Light Infrastructure–Nuclear Physics(ELI-NP)facility in Romania,using both of the available laser arms.The experimental setup featured a short focal parabolic mirror to accelerate protons through the target normal sheath acceleration mechanism.Detailed experiments were conducted using various metallic and diamond-like carbon targets to investigate the dependence of the proton acceleration on different laser parameters.Furthermore,the paper discusses the critical role of the laser temporal profil in optimizing proton acceleration,supported by hydrodynamic simulations that are correlated with experimental outcomes.The finding underscore the potential of the ELI-NP facility to advance research in laser–plasma physics and contribute significantl to high-energy physics applications.The results of this commissioning establish a strong foundation for experiments by future users.展开更多
We present a novel scheme for rapid quantitative analysis of debris generated during experiments with solid targets following relativistic laser–plasma interaction at high-power laser facilities.Results are supported...We present a novel scheme for rapid quantitative analysis of debris generated during experiments with solid targets following relativistic laser–plasma interaction at high-power laser facilities.Results are supported by standard analysis techniques.Experimental data indicate that predictions by available modelling for non-mass-limited targets are reasonable,with debris of the order of hundreds ofμg per shot.We detect for the first time two clearly distinct types of debris emitted from the same interaction.A fraction of the debris is ejected directionally,following the target normal(rear and interaction side).The directional debris ejection towards the interaction side is larger than on the side of the target rear.The second type of debris is characterized by a more spherically uniform ejection,albeit with a small asymmetry that favours ejection towards the target rear side.展开更多
基金supported by the Extreme Light Infrastructure–Nuclear Physics(ELI-NP)PhaseⅡa project co-finance by the Romanian Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund,by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research CNCS-UEFISCDI(Project No.PN-ⅡIP4-IDPCCF-2016-0164)+1 种基金Nucleu Projects(Grant No.PN 23210105 and 19060105)supports ELI-NP through IOSIN funds as a Facility of National Interest。
文摘High-power laser systems have opened new frontiers in scientifi research and have revolutionized various scientifi fields offering unprecedented capabilities for understanding fundamental physics and allowing unique applications.This paper details the successful commissioning of the 1 PW experimental area at the Extreme Light Infrastructure–Nuclear Physics(ELI-NP)facility in Romania,using both of the available laser arms.The experimental setup featured a short focal parabolic mirror to accelerate protons through the target normal sheath acceleration mechanism.Detailed experiments were conducted using various metallic and diamond-like carbon targets to investigate the dependence of the proton acceleration on different laser parameters.Furthermore,the paper discusses the critical role of the laser temporal profil in optimizing proton acceleration,supported by hydrodynamic simulations that are correlated with experimental outcomes.The finding underscore the potential of the ELI-NP facility to advance research in laser–plasma physics and contribute significantl to high-energy physics applications.The results of this commissioning establish a strong foundation for experiments by future users.
基金funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the European IMPULSE project under grant agreement No.871161 and LASERLAB-EUROPE V under grant agreement No.871124from grant PDC2021-120933-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR+4 种基金from grant PID2021-125389OA-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER,UE and by‘ERDF A way of making Europe’by the European Union and in addition to Unidad de Investigacion Consolidada de la Junta de Castilla y Leon No.CLP087U16The UPM47 campaign was funded through IOSIN,Nucleu PN-IFIN-HH 23-26 Code PN 2321the ELI-NP Phase II,a project co-financed by the Romanian Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund and the Competitiveness Operational Programme(1/07.07.2016,COP,ID 1334)This research was funded,in part,by the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche(ANR),Project No.ANR-22-CE30-0044supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic(Project Nos.LM2023068 and LM2018114(PALS RI)).
文摘We present a novel scheme for rapid quantitative analysis of debris generated during experiments with solid targets following relativistic laser–plasma interaction at high-power laser facilities.Results are supported by standard analysis techniques.Experimental data indicate that predictions by available modelling for non-mass-limited targets are reasonable,with debris of the order of hundreds ofμg per shot.We detect for the first time two clearly distinct types of debris emitted from the same interaction.A fraction of the debris is ejected directionally,following the target normal(rear and interaction side).The directional debris ejection towards the interaction side is larger than on the side of the target rear.The second type of debris is characterized by a more spherically uniform ejection,albeit with a small asymmetry that favours ejection towards the target rear side.
