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Trends in LPA Ion Automation
- Charlotte Palmer (QUB)
Laser-driven plasma accelerators (LPA) are compact sources of ultra-short, intense proton pulses in the multi-10-MeV energy range. These unique parameters predestine LPAs as powerful tools for ultra-high dose rate radiobiology research. To promote further sophisticated radiobiological studies at LPAs, automated setups for proton acceleration and beamline operation are required.
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Laser plasma based particle accelerators have attracted great interest in fields where conventional accelerators reach limits based on size, cost or beam parameters. However, laser accelerators have not yet reached their full potential in producing simultaneous high-radiation doses at high particle energies. To overcome limitations a high degree of control of the plasma conditions is needed,...
Advances in laser technology are pushing the repetition-rate of petawatt scale lasers into the multi-Hz regime. As repetition-rates increase, novel target and diagnostic solutions are required to fully exploit the latest laser facilities. Nanometer scale solid-density foils currently exhibit the most promising ion acceleration mechanisms for applications, reaching > 100 MeV, however slow...
