L. Labate

TL;DR: 3D particle-in-cell simulation proves the achievement of a nonlinear regime leading to efficient acceleration of several sequential electron bunches per each laser pulse, suitable for photonuclear studies and medical uses.

TL;DR: The EuPRAXIA project aims at the construction of an innovative electron accelerator using laser-and electron-beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration that offers a significant reduction in size and possible savings in cost over current state-of-the-art radiofrequency-based accelerators as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, fast electrons produced by a 10 ps, 160 J laser pulse through a laser-compressed plastic cylinders are studied experimentally and numerically in the context of fast ignition.

TL;DR: In this article, an experiment was performed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Vulcan laser petawatt laser) to study fast electron propagation in cylindrically compressed targets, a subject of interest for fast ignition.

TL;DR: A procedure allowing 3D numerical analysis of the slab optical properties as a consequence of the thermal load induced by the pump process is developed, intended to be applied in the construction of High Energy Diode Pumped Solid State Laser systems working in high repetition-rate pulsed regimes.