Resources

Publications

High-repetition-rate, multi-MeV deuteron acceleration from converging heavy water microjets at laser intensities of 10 21 W/cm2

F. Treffert, C. B. Curry, H.-G. J. Chou, C. J. Crissman, D. P. DePonte, F. Fiuza, G. D. Glenn, R. C. Hollinger, R. Nedbailo, J. Park, C. Schoenwaelder, H. Song, S. Wang, J. J. Rocca, M. Roth, S. H. Glenzer, and M. Gauthier. Appl. Phys. Lett. 121, 074104 (2022).

Publications

A laser parameter study on enhancing proton generation from microtube foil targets

J. Strehlow, J. Kim, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, S. Bolaños, H. Smith, A. Haid, E. L. Alfonso, C. Aniculaesei, H. Chen, T. Ditmire, M. E. Donovan, S. B. Hansen, B. M. Hegelich, H. S. McLean, H. J. Quevedo, M. M. Spinks and Farhat N. Beg, Sci. Rep. 12, 10827 (2022).

Awarded Experiments

LaserNetUS Cycle 4 Experiments Announced

Publications

Transient Relativistic Plasma Grating to Tailor High-Power Laser Fields, Wakefield Plasma Waves, and Electron Injection

Q. Chen, D. Maslarova, J. Wang, S. X. Lee, V. Horny, and D. Umstadter. Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 164801, (2022).

Publications

Enhancement of high energy X-ray radiography using compound parabolic concentrator targets

P. M. King, D. Rusby, A. Hannasch, N. Lemos, G. Tiwari, A. Pak, S. Kerr, G. Cochran, I. Pagano, G. J. Williams, S. F. Khan, M. Aufderheide, A. Kemp, S. Wilks, A. Macphee, F. Albert, B.M. Hegelich, M. Downer, M. Manuel, Z. Gavin, A. Haid, and A. Mackinnon. High Energy Density Phys. 42, 100978, (2022).

Past Events

White House Summit: Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy

Mar. 17, 2022 from 10AM - 1PM ET | Fusion energy leaders from government, industry, academia, and other stakeholder groups gather to showcase progress made and have inclusive conversations about an updated fusion strategy.

Past Events

Application deadline for DOE Office of Science Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Awards

Submit by May 12, 2022 at 5:00PM EST

Past Events

SLAC Public Lecture: Getting to the Core of Earth’s Magnetic Field

Panofsky Fellow Ben Ofori-Okai will share how LCLS can shed light on streams of molten iron in Earth's core thought to power the planet's magnetic fields.

Publications

A new platform for ultra‑high dose rate radiobiological research using the BELLA PW laser proton beamline

J. Bin, L. Obst-Huebl, J.-H. Mao, K. Nakamura, L. D. Geulig, H. Chang, Q. Ji, L. He, J. De Chant, Z. Kober, A. J. Gonsalves, S. Bulanov, S. E. Celniker, C. B. Schroeder, C. G. R. Geddes, E. Esarey, B. A. Simmons, T. Schenkel, E. A. Blakely, S. Steinke, and A. M. Snijders. Sci. Rep. 12, 1484 (2022).

News

Winter 2022 Virtual Course "Introduction to Plasma Physics" for Undergraduate Students

Introduction to plasma physics for students with no prior knowledge of plasma physics. The class is at the level of 2nd/3rd undergraduates in physics, math or engineering. Weekly, Jan. 31 to May 2 at 12:30pm EST.

Past Events

Application deadline for DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) during Summer 2022

Submit by Jan. 12, 2022 | 5:00PM EST

Publications

Vacuum laser acceleration of super-ponderomotive electrons using relativistic transparency injection

P. K. Singh, F.-Y. Li, C.-K. Huang, A. Moreau, R. Hollinger, A. Junghans, S. Wang, A. Favalli, C. Calvi, Y. Wang, H. Song, J. J. Rocca, R. E. Reinovsky, and S. Palaniyappan. Nat. Commun. 13, 54 (2022).

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Seeking Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) within Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) is searching for a Department Head. For full consideration, submit your application by Jan. 31, 2022.

Dissertations

Optical Response of Plasmas From Moderate Intensity To The Relativistic Regime

A. Zingale, PhD, The Ohio State University, Advisor: D. Schumacher