Publication Highlights

2024

• Nature Communications paper by R. Trines et al. (Abstract)
   "Laser harmonic generation with independent control of frequency and orbital angular
    momentum"

2023

• Nature Photonics paper by M. S. Hur et al. (Abstract) (Press Release)
   "Laser pulse compression by a density gradient plasma for exawatt to zettawatt lasers"
• Nature Communications paper by A. F. Habib et al. Abstract (Press Release)
   "Attosecond-Angstrom free-electron-laser towards the cold beam limit"

2022

• Nature Physics paper by S. Mazzi et al. (Abstract)
   "Enhanced performance in fusion plasmas through turbulence suppression by
   megaelectronvolt ions"
• Physical Review X paper by F. M. Foerster et al. (Abstract)
  "Stable and High-Quality Electron Beams from Staged Laser and Plasma Wakefield
   Accelerators"

2021

• Nature Communications paper by T. Kurz et al. (Abstract) (Press Release)
   "Demonstration of a compact plasma accelerator powered by laser-accelerated electron
   beams"
• Physical Review Letters paper by A. McIlvenny et al. (Abstract)
   "Selective ion acceleration by intense radiation pressure"
• Physical Review Letters paper by C. A. Lindstrøm et al. (Abstract)
   "Energy-Spread Preservation and High Efficiency in a Plasma-Wakefield Accelerator"

2020

• Nature Physics paper by M. M. R. Chishti et al. (Abstract) (Press Release)
   "Direct measurement of the intrinsic electric dipole moment in pear-shaped thorium-228"
• Light: Science & Applications paper by X.-L. Zhu et al. (Abstract)
   "Efficient generation of relativistic near-single-cycle mid-infrared pulses in plasmas"
• Science Advances paper by X.-L. Zhu et al. (Abstract)
   "Extremely brilliant GeV gamma-rays from a two-stage laser-plasma accelerator"
• Physical Review X paper by G. Q. Liao et al. (Abstract)
   "Towards terawatt-scale spectrally-tunable terahertz pulses via relativistic laser-foil
   interactions"

2019

• Nature Physics paper by A. Deng et al. (Abstract) (Press Release)
   "Generation and acceleration of electron bunches from a plasma photocathode"
• Physical Review X paper by M. F. Gilljohann et al. (Abstract)
   "Direct observation of plasma waves and dynamics induced by laser-accelerated electron
   beams"
• Proceedings of the Natl. Acad. of Sciences USA paper by G. Q. Liao et al. (Abstract)
   "Multimillijoule coherent terahertz bursts from picosecond laser-irradiated metal foils"
• Physical Review Letters paper by A. J. Macleod et al. (Abstract) (Press Release)
   "Cherenkov radiation from the quantum vacuum"

2018

• 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)
   "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. MacLellan et al. (Abstract)
   "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 et al. (Abstract)
   "Relativistic High-Current Electron-Beam Stopping-Power Characterization in Solids
   and Plasmas: Collisional Versus Resistive Effects"
• Physical Review Letters paper by S. Kar et al. (Abstract)
   "Ion Acceleration in Multispecies Targets Driven by Intense Laser Radiation Pressure"
• Physical Review Letters paper by A. S. Pirozhkov et al. (Abstract)
   "Soft-X-Ray Harmonic Comb from Relativistic Electron Spikes"
• Physical Review Letters paper by R. H. H. Scott et al. (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 Letters paper by P. McKenna et al. (Abstract)
   "Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by
   Ultraintense Laser Pulses"

2010

• Physical Review Letters paper by E. Brunetti et al. (Abstract)
   "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 Electronic Beam Production Using Dual Collinear Laser Pulses"

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.