Nature
Photonics
paper by Z. Zheng et
al. (Abstract)
"Manipulation of polarizations for broadband
terahertz waves emitted from laser plasma filaments"
Science
"perspectives"
by B. Hidding (Abstract)
"Sonochemistry of silicon hydrides"
Nature
Communications paper
by A. Higginson et al.
(Abstract)
"Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced
hybrid acceleration scheme"
Physical
Review X paper by K. Poder et
al. (Abstract)
"Experimental signatures of the quantum nature of radiation
reaction in the field of an ultraintense laser"
Physical
Review X paper by J. M. Cole et
al. (Abstract)
"Experimental evidence of radiation reaction in the collision
of a high-intensity laser pulse with a laser-wakefield accelerated
electron beam"
Proceedings
of the Natl. Acad. of Sciences USA paper by
W.-M. Wang et al.
(Abstract)
"Collimated ultra-bright gamma-rays from electron wiggling
along a petawatt-laser-irradiated wire in the QED regime"
Proceedings
of the Natl. Acad. of Sciences USA paper by
Y. Ma et al.
(Abstract)
"Ultrahigh-charge electron beams from laser-irradiated solid
surface"
Physical
Review Letters paper by G. G. Scott et
al. (Abstract)
"Dual ion species plasma expansion from isotopically layered
cryogenic targets"
Physical
Review Letters paper by J. Luo et
al. (Abstract)
"Multistage coupling of laser-wakefield accelerators
with curved plasma channels"
2017
Nature
Communications paper by G. G. Manahan
et al.
(Abstract)
(Press
Release)
"Single-stage plasma-based correlated
energy spread compensation for ultrahigh
6D brightness electron beams"
Physical
Review Letters
paper by M. P. Tooley et
al. (Abstract)
"Towards attosecond high-energy
electron bunches: Controlling self-injection
in laser-wakefield accelerators through
plasma-density modulation"
Physical
Review Letters
paper by C. Scullion et
al. (Abstract)
"Polarization
dependence of bulk ion acceleration
from ultrathin foils irradiated by
high intensity, ultrashort laser pulses”
Physical
Review Letters
paper by L.-L. Zhang et
al. (Abstract)
"Observation
of Terahertz Radiation via the Two-Color
Laser Scheme with Uncommon Frequency
Ratios”
2016
Nature
Physics paper by B. Gonzalez-Izquierdo et
al. (Abstract)
"Optically controlled dense current structures
driven by relativistic plasma aperture-induced diffraction"
Nature
Communications paper by X.-L. Zhu et al.
(Abstract)
"Dense GeV electron–positron pairs generated by lasers
in near-critical-density plasmas"
Nature
Communications paper by L.-L. Yu et
al. (Abstract)
"Plasma optical modulators for intense lasers"
Nature
Communications paper by B. Gonzalez-Izquierdo et
al. (Abstract)
"Towards optical polarization control of laser-driven proton
acceleration in foils undergoing relativistic transparency"
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
paper by J. Y. Zhong et
al. (Abstract)
"Relativistic electrons produced by reconnecting electric fields
in a laser-driven bench-top solar flare"
Light:
Science & Applications paper by M. Chen
et al. (Abstract)
"Tunable synchrotron-like radiation from centimeter scale plasma
channels"
Physical
Review Letters paper by Z. Zhang et
al. (Abstract)
"Controllable Terahertz Radiation from a Linear-Dipole Array
Formed by a Two-Color Laser Filament in Air"
Physical
Review Letters paper by G.-Q. Liao et
al. (Abstract)
"Demonstration of Coherent Terahertz Transition Radiation from
Relativistic Laser-Solid Interactions"
2015
Proceedings
of the Natl. Acad. of Sciences USA paper
by L. Chen et al.
(Abstract)
"Mapping transient electric fields with picosecond
electron bunches"
Physical
Review Letters paper by X. Vaisseau
et al.
(Abstract)
"Enhanced
Relativistic-Electron-Beam Energy Loss in Warm Dense
Aluminum"
Physical
Review Letters paper by M. Zeng et
al. (Abstract)
"Multichromatic Narrow-Energy-Spread Electron
Bunches from Laser-Wakefield Acceleration with Dual-Color
Lasers"
Physical
Review Letters paper by W. M. Wang
et al. (Abstract)
"Magnetically
Assisted Fast Ignition"
Physical
Review Letters paper by J. Q. Liao et
al. (Abstract)
"Bursts of
Terahertz Radiation from Large-Scale Plasmas Irradiated
by Relativistic Picosecond Laser Pulses"
Physical
Review Letters paper by W. M. Wang
et al. (Abstract)
"Tunable
Circularly Polarized Terahertz Radiation from Magnetized
Gas Plasma"
2014
Proceedings
of the Natl. Acad. of Sciences USA paper
by W. C. Yan et al.
(Abstract)
"Concurrence of monoenergetic electron beams
and bright X-rays from an evolving laser-plasma bubble"
Physical
Review Letters paper by D. A.
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"Tunable
Mega-Ampere Electron Current Propagation in Solids
by Dynamic Control of Lattice Melt"
Physical
Review Letters paper by H. B.
Zhuo et al. (Abstract)
"Collimation
of Energetic Electrons from a Laser-Target Interaction
by a Magnetized Target Back Plasma Preformed by a
Long-Pulse Laser"
2013
Physical
Review Letters paper by A. Jochmann
et al. (Abstract)
"High Resolution Energy-Angle Correlation Measurement
of Hard X Rays from Laser-Thomson Backscattering"
Physical
Review Letters paper by D. A.
MacLellan et al. (Abstract)
"Annular Fast Electron Transport in Silicon Arising
from Low-Temperature Resistivity"
Physical Review
Letters paper by J. Colgan
et al. (Abstract)
"Exotic Dense-Matter States Pumped by a Relativistic
Laser Plasma in the Radiation-Dominated Regime"
Physical
Review Letters paper by A. Zigler
et al. (Abstract)
"Enhanced Proton Acceleration by an Ultrashort
Laser Interaction with Structured Dynamic Plasma Targets"
2012
Physical Review
Letters paper by B. Vauzour
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"Relativistic High-Current Electron-Beam Stopping-Power
Characterization in Solids and Plasmas: Collisional Versus
Resistive Effects"
Physical Review Letters paper by
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(Abstract)
"Ion Acceleration in Multispecies Targets Driven by
Intense Laser Radiation Pressure"
Physical Review
Letters paper by A. S. Pirozhkov
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(Abstract)
"Soft-X-Ray Harmonic Comb from Relativistic Electron
Spikes"
Physical Review Letters paper by
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(Abstract)
"Controlling Fast-Electron-Beam Divergence Using Two
Laser Pulses"
2011
Nature Physics
paper by S. Cipiccia et al.
(Abstract)
"Gamma-rays from harmonically resonant betatron oscillations
in a plasma wake"
Physical Review
Letters paper by S. Kar et al.
(Abstract)
"Ballistic Focusing of Polyenergetic Protons Driven
by Petawatt Laser Pulses"
Physical Review
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(Abstract)
"Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron
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2010
Physical Review Letters
paper by E. Brunetti et al.
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"Low emittance, high brilliance relativistic electron
beams from a laser-plasma accelerator"
Physical Review Letters
paper by K. Markey et al. (Abstract)
"Spectral Enhancement in the Double Pulse Regime of Laser
Proton Acceleration"
Physical Review Letters
paper by A. D. DeBus et al.
(Abstract)
"Electron Bunch Length Measurements from Laser-Accelerated
Electrons Using Single-Shot THz Time-Domain Interferometry"
Physical Review Letters
paper by B. Ramakrishna et al.
(Abstract)
"Laser-Driven Fast Electron Collimation in Targets with
Resistivity Boundary"
2009
Nature Physics paper
by B. Dromey et al. (Abstract)
"Diffraction-limited performance and focusing of high harmonics
from relativistic plasmas"
Physical Review Letters
paper by S. Kar et al. (Abstract)
"Guiding of Relativistic Electron Beams in Solid Targets
by Resistively Controlled Magnetic Fields"
Physical Review Letters
paper by B. Dromey et al. (Abstract)
"Tunable Enhancement
of High Harmonic Emission from Laser Solid Interactions"
Physical Review Letters
paper by K. Quinn et al. (Abstract)
"Laser-Driven
Ultrafast Field Propagation on Solid Surfaces"
2008
Nature Physics paper
by H.-P. Schlenvoigt et al. (Abstract)
"A compact synchrotron radiation source driven by a laser
plasma wakefield accelerator"
Physical Review Letters
paper by S. Kar et al. (Abstract)
"Dynamic Control of Laser-Produced
Proton Beams"
Physical Review Letters
paper by T. P. Rowlands-Rees et al. (Abstract)
"Laser-Driven
Acceleration of Electrons in a Partially Ionized Plasma Channel"
Physical Review Letters
paper by A. G. R. Thomas et al. (Abstract)
"Monoenergetic
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2007
Nature Physics paper by
L. Robson et al. (Abstract)
"Scaling of proton acceleration driven by petawatt-laser-plasma
interactions"
Physical Review Letters
paper by P. McKenna et al. (Abstract)
"Lateral electron transport in high-intensity laser-irradiated
foils diagnosed by ion emission"
Physical Review Letters paper by B. Dromey
et al. (Abstract)
"Bright Multi-keV Harmonic Generation from Relativistically Oscillating
Plasma Surfaces"
2006
Nature paper by H. Schwoerer
et al. (Abstract)
"Laser-plasma acceleration of quasi-monoenergetic protons from
microstructured targets"
Nature Physics "news and views"
by K. Ledingham (Abstract)
"Desktop accelerators: Going up?"
Physical Review Letters
paper by B. Hidding et al. (Abstract)
"Generation of quasimonoenergetic electron bunches
with 80-fs laser pulses"
2005
Physical Review Letters paper
by A. Reitsma et al.
(Abstract)
"Efficiency and energy spread in laser-wakefield acceleration"
Physical Review Letters paper
by P. McKenna et al. (Abstract)
"Broad energy spectrum of laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related
physics"
Physical Review Letters paper
by B. Ersfeld and D. Jaroszynski (Abstract)
"Superradiant linear raman amplification in plasma using a
chirped pump pulse"
Physical Review Letters paper
by F. Lindau et al. (Abstract)
"Laser-accelerated protons with energy-dependent beam direction"
2004
Nature paper by S. Mangles et al.
(Abstract)
"Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser-plasma
interactions"
Physical Review Letters paper by F. Beg et
al. (Abstract)
"High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches"
Physical Review Letters paper
by G. Berden et al. (Abstract)
"Electro-Optic Technique with Improved Time Resolution for
Real-Time, Nondestructive, Single-Shot Measurements of Femtosecond
Electron Bunch Profiles"
2003
Science paper by K. Ledingham, P. McKenna
and R. Singhal (Abstract)
"Applications for nuclear phenomena generated by ultra-intense
lasers"
Physical Review Letters paper
by P. McKenna et al. (Abstract)
"Demonstration of fusion-evaporation and direct-interaction
nuclear reactions using high-intensity laser-plasma-accelerated
ion beams"
2002
Journal of Physical Chemistry
A paper by A. Tasker et al. (Abstract)
"A High Mass Resolution Study of the Interaction of Aromatic
and Nitro-Aromatic Molecules with Intense Laser Fields"
Chemical Physics Letters paper by L. Robson
et al. (Abstract)
"Ionisation and fragmentation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
by femtosecond laser pulses at wavelengths resonant with cation transitions"
2001
Applied Physics Letters paper by J. Zawadzka et
al. (Abstract)
"Evanescent-wave acceleration of ultrashort electron pulses"
Physical Review B paper by G. Robb et
al. (Abstract)
"Collective free-carrier scattering in semiconductors"
2000
Physical Review Letters
paper by J. Carey et al. (Abstract)
(See also Reply Abstract)
"Noncausal Time Response in Frustrated
Total Internal Reflection?"
Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. A paper by
D. Jaroszynski et al. (Abstract)
"The Strathclyde terahertz to optical pulse
source (TOPS)"
Year dot (around 1999): The birth of the TOPS lab which has since evolved
into the SILIS group.