Publications - Laser-driven ICF/IFE

TitleAuthorReferenceYearUrl / DOI
Impact of strong magnetization in cylindrical plasma implosions with applied b-field measured via x-ray emission spectroscopyM. Bailly-Grandvaux, R. Florido, C. A. Walsh, G. Perez-Callejo, F. N. Beg, P. Bradford, M. A. Gigosos, R. C. Mancini, C. McGuffey, F. Suzuki-Vidal, C. Vlachos, and J. J. SantosPhys. Rev. Res., vol. 6, p.L0120182024https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L012018
Efficient Magnetic Vortex Acceleration by femtosecond laser interaction with long living optically shaped gas targets in the near critical density plasma regimeTazes I et al.Scientific Reports 14, no. 12024https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54475-1
Characterization of bright betatron radiation generated by direct laser acceleration of electrons in plasma of near critical density, Matter RadiatJ. Cikhardt; M. Gyrdymov; S. Zähter; P. Tavana; M. M. Günther; N. Bukharskii; N. Borisenko; J. Jacoby; X. F. Shen; A. Pukhov; N. E. Andreev; O. N. RosmejMatter Radiat. Extremes 9, 0272012024https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0181119
A boost for laser fusionV. TikhonchukNews & views, Nat. Phys. 20, #22024https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02379-8
Ultra-high efficiency bremsstrahlung production in the interaction of direct laser-accelerated electrons with high-Z materialP. Tavana, N. Bukharskii, M. Gyrdymov, U. Spillmann, Ş. Zähter, J. Cikhardt, N. G. Borisenko, Ph. Korneev, J. Jacoby, C. Spielmann, N. E. Andreev, M. M. Günther and O. N. RosmejFront. Phys. 11:11789672023https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.1178967
Design, manufacturing, evaluation, and performance of a 3D-printed, custom-made nozzle for laser wakefield acceleration experimentsAndrianaki G., et alReview of Scientific Instruments 94, no. 102023https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0169623
Efficient plasma electron accelerator driven by linearly chirped multi-10-TW laser pulsesGrigoriadis A et al.Scientific Reports 13, no. 12023https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28755-1
Investigation on the origin of hot electrons in laser plasma interaction at shock ignition intensitiesG. Cristoforetti, F.Baffigi, D. Batani, R. Dudzak, R. Fedosejevs, E.D. Filippov, P. Gajdos, L. Juha, M. Khan, P. Koester, M. Krus, D. Mancelli, A.S. Martynenko, Ph. Nicolai, S.A. Pikuz, O. Renner, A.Tentori, L. Volpe, N. Woolsey, G. Zeraouli, and L. GizziSci Rep 13, 206812023https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46189-7
Characterization of hot electrons generated by laser–plasma interaction at shock ignition intensitiesE. D. Filippov, M. Khan, A. Tentori, P. Gajdos, A. S. Martynenko, R. Dudzak, P. Koester, G. Zeraouli, D. Mancelli, F. Baffigi, L. A. Gizzi, S. A. Pikuz, Ph.D. Nicolaï, N. C. Woolsey, R. Fedosejevs, M. Krus, L. Juha, D. Batani, O. Renner, G. CristoforettiMatter Radiat. Extremes, 8 (6): 0656022023https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0157168
Univocal Discrimination of Alpha Particles Produced by 11B (p,alpha)2alpha Fusions in Laser-Matter Experiments by Advanced Thomson SpectrometryM. Salvadori, M. Scisciò, G. Di Giorgio, M. Cipriani, P.L. Andreoli, G. Cristofari, R. De Angelis, D. Giulietti, F. ConsoliLaser and Particle Beams 2023, 831712 (2023)2023https://doi.org/ 10.1155/2023/7831712
High-Sensitivity Thomson Spectrometry in Experiments of Laser-Driven Low-Rate NeutronLess Fusion ReactionsM. Scisciò, G. Di Giorgio, P. L. Andreoli, M. Cipriani, G. Cristofari, R. De Angelis, M. Salvadori, G. A. P. Cirrone, L. Giuffrida, D. Margarone, G. Milluzzo, G. Petringa, F. ConsoliLaser and Particle Beams 2023, 3531875 (2023)2023https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3531875
Numerical Study of Carbon Nanofoam Targets for Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion ExperimentsA Maffini, M. Cipriani, D. Orecchia, V. Ciardiello, A. Formenti, F. Consoli, and M. PassoniLaser and Particle Beams 2023, 12144302023https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1214430
Toward more robust ignition of inertial fusion targetsJ. J. Lee; R. T. Ruskov; H. Martin; S. Hughes; M. W. von der Layen; R. W. Paddock; R. Timmis; I. Ouatu; Q. S. Feng; S. Howard; E. Atonga; R. Aboushelbaya; T. D. Arber; R. Bingham and P. A. NorreysPhys. Plasmas 30, 022702 (2023)2023https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0120732
Future for Inertial Fusion Energy in Europe: A roadmapD. Batani, A. Colaıtis, F. Consoli, C. N. Danson, L. A. Gizzi, J. J. Honrubia, T. Kühl, S. Le Pape, J.-L. Miquel, J. M. Perlado, R. H. H. Scott, M. Tatarakis, V. Tikhonchuk and L. VolpeHigh Power Laser Sci. Eng. 11, e832023https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2023.80
Experimental investigation of the interplay between optical and plasma smoothing induced on a Laser Mégajoule beamlineS. Depierreux, D. Pesme, R. Wrobel, D. T. Michel, P.-E. Masson-Laborde, G. Riazuelo, E. Alozy, N. Borisenko, A. Orekhov, M. Casanova, A. Casner, M. Grech, A. Heron, S. Huller, P. Loiseau, C. Meyer, P. Nicolaï, C. Riconda, V. Tikhonchuk, C. LabaunePhys. Rev. Res. 5, 0430602023https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.043060
An angular-resolved scattered-light diagnostic for laser-plasma instability studiesX. Zhao, X. H. Yuan, J. Zheng, Y. F. Dong, K. Glize, Y. H. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. ZhangRev. Sci. Instrum, 93 (5): 0535052022https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0090841
A Computational Study on the Optical Shaping of Gas Targets via Blast Wave Collisions for Magnetic Vortex AccelerationTazes I et al.High Power Laser Science and Engineering 10, e312022https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2022.16
Exploring extreme magnetization phenomena in directly driven imploding cylindrical targetsC. A. Walsh, R. Florido, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, F. Suzuki-Vidal, J. P. Chittenden, A. J. Crilly, M. A. Gigosos, R. C. Mancini, G. Pérez-Callejo, C. Vlachos, C. McGuffey, F. N. Beg, and J. J. SantosPlasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 64, 0250072022https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ac3f25
Cylindrical implosion platform for the study of highly magnetized plasmas at Laser MegaJouleG. Pérez-Callejo, C. Vlachos, C. A. Walsh, R. Florido, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, X. Vaisseau, F. Suzuki-Vidal, C. McGuffey, F. N. Beg, P. Bradford, V. Ospina-Bohórquez, D. Batani, D. Raffestin, A. Colaïtis, V. Tikhonchuk, A. Casner, M. Koenig, B. Albertazzi, R. Fedosejevs, N. Woolsey, M. Ehret, A. Debayle, P. Loiseau, A. Calisti, S. Ferri, J. Honrubia, R. Kingham, R. C. Mancini, M. A. Gigosos, and J. J. SantosPhys. Rev. E 106, 0352062022https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.035206
Evidence for suprathermal ion distribution in burning plasmasHartouni, E.P., Moore, A.S., Crilly, A.J. et al.Nat. Phys.2022https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01809-3
Breakthrough at the NIF Paves the way to Inertial Fusion EnergyS. Atzeni et al.EuroPhysics News 53/1, 18-222022https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2022106
In-Target Proton–Boron Nuclear Fusion Using a PW-Class LaserDaniele Margarone , Julien Bonvalet, Lorenzo Giuffrida, Alessio Morace, Vasiliki Kantarelou, Marco Tosca, Didier Raffestin, Philippe Nicolai, Antonino Picciotto, Yuki Abe, Yasunobu Arikawa, Shinsuke Fujioka, Yuji Fukuda, Yasuhiro Kuramitsu, Hideaki Habara and Dimitri BataniAppl. Sci. 12, 14442022https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031444
Breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility paves the way to inertial fusion energyS. Atzeni, D. Batani, C. N. Danson, L. A. Gizzi, S. Le Pape, J-L. Miquel, M. Perlado, R.H.H. Scott, M. Tatarakis, V. Tikhonchuk, L. VolpeEurophys. News 53, n°1, 182022https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2022106
An evaluation of sustainability and societal impact of high power laser and fusion technologies: a case for a new European research infrastructureS. Atzeni et al.High Power Laser Science and Engineering 9, e522021https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.41
An evaluation of sustainability and societal impact of high-power laser and fusion technologies: a case for a new European research infrastructureS. Atzeni, D. Batani, C. N. Danson, L. A. Gizzi, M. Perlado, M. Tatarakis, V. Tikhonchuk, L. VolpeHigh Power Laser Sci. Eng. 9, e522021https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.41
Preliminary results from the LMJ-PETAL experiment on hot electrons characterization in the context of Shock IgnitionS. D. Baton, A. Colaïtis, C. Rousseaux, G. Boutoux, S. Brygoo, L. Jacquet, M. Koenig, D. Batani, A. Casner, E. Le Bel, D. Raffestin, V. Tikhonchuk, J. Trela, C. Reverdin, L. Le-Deroff, W. Theobald, G. Cristoforetti, L. A. Gizzi, P. Koester, L. Labate, K. ShigemoriHigh Energy Density Phys. 36, 1007962020https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2020.100796
Progress and opportunities for the Inertial Fusion Energy in EuropeV. T. TikhonchukPhil. Trans. R. Soc. A 378, 21842020https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0013
Physics of laser plasma interaction and particle transport in the context of inertial confinement fusionV.T. TikhonchukNuclear Fusion 59, 0320012019https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aab21a