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Foreword (PDF - 235kB - link opens in a new window)

Overview (PDF - 62kB - link opens in a new window)

Economic Impact (PDF - 47kB - link opens in a new window)

Outreach (PDF - 1562kB - link opens in a new window)

High Intensity/Energy Science (synopsis of each article) (PDF - 3469kB - link opens in a new window)

1. XUV collisional absorption of warm dense aluminium (PDF - 546kB - link opens in a new window)
2. Phase transitions in shock-compressed bismuth identified using single photon energy dispersive x-ray diffraction (only synopsis available) (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
3. X-ray scattering at breakout from warm dense iron (PDF - 290kB - link opens in a new window)
4. Neutron production from ultrathin foils by radiation pressure driven ions (PDF - 825kB - link opens in a new window)
5. Modelling the effect of laser focal spot size on sheath accelerated protons in intense laser-foil interactions (link opens in a new window)
6. Proton activation history on the Vulcan high-intensity petawatt laser facility (link opens in a new window)
7. Tunable mega-ampere electron current propagation in solids by dynamic control of lattice melt (link opens in a new window)
8. Characterization of laser-driven proton beams from near-critical density targets using copper activation (link opens in a new window)
9. Evidence of locally enhanced target heating due to instabilities of counter-streaming fast electron beams (link opens in a new window)
10. Laser pulse propagation and enhanced energy coupling to fast electrons in dense plasma gradients (link opens in a new window)
11. Proton acceleration enhanced by a plasma jet in expanding foils undergoing relativistic transparency (link opens in a new window)
12. Influence of low-temperature resistivity on fast electron transport in solids: scaling to fast ignition electron beam parameters (link opens in a new window)
13. A Freon™-filled bubble chamber for the spectra measurement of ultrashort gamma ray bursts (PDF - 642kB - link opens in a new window)
14. Ultrafast imaging of laser-driven shocks using betatron x-rays from a laser wakefield accelerator (PDF - 1419kB - link opens in a new window)
15. A laser-driven pulsed x-ray backscatter technique for enhanced penetrative imaging (PDF - 308kB - link opens in a new window)
16. Interactions of relativistic electron-positron bunches with ambient plasmas in a regime relevant to the study of astrophysical jets (PDF - 814kB - link opens in a new window)
17. High order harmonics from relativistic electron spikes (link opens in a new window)
18. Ultrahigh brilliance multi-MeV gamma-ray beams from nonlinear relativistic Thomson scattering (link opens in a new window)
19. Plasma-optics pushes the limit of laser-driven ion acceleration (link opens in a new window)

Dynamics and Spectroscopy (synopsis of each article) (PDF - 2650kB - link opens in a new window)

20. Dynamics of chemical and photochemical reactions in solution (PDF - 717kB - link opens in a new window)
21. Femtoseconds to seconds transient IR study of BLUF domain function utilizing unnatural amino acid substitution (PDF - 394kB - link opens in a new window)
22. Resolution of the complete proton relay cycle in the green fluorescent protein with femtosecond to microsecond transient infra-red (PDF - 604kB - link opens in a new window)
23. Time-resolved studies of guanine photo-oxidation by a DNA-bound Ru(II) complex in solution and crystal states (PDF - 313kB - link opens in a new window)
24. Observing the photochemistry of [FeFe]-hydrogenase sub-site analogues from femtosecond to milliseconds (only synopsis available) (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
25. UV laser spectroscopy of mass-selected ionic liquid building blocks in the gas-phase (PDF - 592kB - link opens in a new window)
26. Peroxy radical photolysis in the near UV (PDF - 427kB - link opens in a new window)
27. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy of size-controlled colloidal nanocrystals for hydrogen generation with an inverse conical taper (only synopsis available) (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
28. Recent developments towards time-resolved electron diffraction at York (PDF - 1649kB - link opens in a new window)
29. Ultrafast non-radiative decay of neutral amino acids: phenylalanine and tryptophan (PDF - 514kB - link opens in a new window)
30. Circular dichroism in the ion yields of amino acids (PDF - 516kB - link opens in a new window)
31. Developing a next generation ultrafast electron microscope (PDF - 5218kB - link opens in a new window)
32. Time-resolved microscopy with femtosecond few-electron pulses (PDF - 302kB - link opens in a new window)
33. Ultrafast electron flux calibration for nanoscale dynamic imaging (PDF - 471kB - link opens in a new window)
34. Investigating the ultrafast recovery of the charge density wave phase in 1T-TiSe2 (only synopsis available) (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
35. Unveiling the role of the Mott-like electronic excitations in high-temperature superconductors by time-resolved photoemission (PDF - 527kB - link opens in a new window)
36. Ultrafast free carrier dynamics in single layer MoS2 (PDF - 3270kB - link opens in a new window)

Life and Science Imaging (synopsis of each article) (PDF - 336kB - link opens in a new window)

37. Fast confocal fluorescence lifetime imaging (PDF - 310kB - link opens in a new window)
38. Multiplexed label-free detection of single proteins (PDF - 230kB - link opens in a new window)
39. FRET-FLIM as an approach to validate proteomics datasets (PDF - 225kB - link opens in a new window)

Theory and Computation (synopsis of each article) (PDF - 1473kB - link opens in a new window)

40. Rate coefficients in a degenerate plasma produced by short wavelength lasers (PDF - 216kB - link opens in a new window)
41. Shrinking the angular distribution of fast electrons via wires with an inverse conical taper (PDF - 149kB - link opens in a new window)
42. The effect of superluminal phase velocity on electron acceleration in a powerful electromagnetic wave (PDF - 146kB - link opens in a new window)
43. Anisotropic cooling of electron beams interacting with intense laser pulses (PDF - 623kB - link opens in a new window)
44. Weak collisionless shocks in laser plasmas (PDF - 156kB - link opens in a new window)
45. Single shot quantitative and spatially resolved plasma wakefield diagnostics (PDF - 332kB - link opens in a new window)
46. Measuring radiation reaction in laser-electron beam collisions (PDF - 1521kB - link opens in a new window)
47. Exploiting the self-similar nature of Raman and Brillouin scattering (PDF - 179kB - link opens in a new window)
48. Simulations of nanosecond laser self-focusing and channelling in under-dense magnetised plasmas (PDF - 502kB - link opens in a new window)
49. The effect of lattice structure on fast electron transport in dual layer solid targets (PDF - 1346kB - link opens in a new window)

Development (synopsis of each article) (PDF - 3890kB - link opens in a new window)

50. Laser beam collimation effects on large CPA compressors (link opens in a new window)
51. Laser shock peening of Si3N4 ceramics: experimental set-up and general effects (PDF - 377kB - link opens in a new window)
52. Alteration of fracture toughness (KIc) of Si3N4 advanced ceramics by laser shock peening (PDF - 2008kB - link opens in a new window)
53. Progress on positioning of solid targets for Gemini (PDF - 736kB - link opens in a new window)
54. Increased radiation shielding in Gemini Target Area 3 (PDF - 363kB - link opens in a new window)
55. Optimisation of the f/2 Gemini focal spot using full beam adaptive optics (PDF - 527kB - link opens in a new window)
56. An adaptive optic in the Astra laser (only synopsis available) (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
57. A transmission grating pulse stretcher for contrast enhancement of Gemini (PDF - 1043kB - link opens in a new window)
58. Facility development update: The Kerr-gated Raman/ultrafast time-resolved fluorescence instrument (PDF - 499kB - link opens in a new window)
59. Time-resolved multiple-probing experiments on Ultra (PDF - 497kB - link opens in a new window)
60. Surface specific IR-Visible sum frequency generation on Ultra (only synopsis available) (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
61. Performance of the rod amplifier chain for the 20 PW Component Test Lab (PDF - 2829kB - link opens in a new window)
62. Development of the laser diagnostics for Vulcan (PDF - 1031kB - link opens in a new window)
63. Development of GRENOUILLE analysis tools (PDF - 1816kB - link opens in a new window)
64. Image Plate scanner calibrations (PDF - 1326kB - link opens in a new window)
65. Characterization of x-ray lens for use in probing high energy density states of matter (PDF - 388kB - link opens in a new window)
66. DARB: An automated system for diagnostic handling, analysis, review and backup of laser plasma experimental data (PDF - 1504kB - link opens in a new window)
67. Validity of the analysis of radiochromic film using MATLAB Code (PDF - 458kB - link opens in a new window)
68. Comparison of Cameras: Dynamic Ranges and Sensitivities of optical CCDs. (PDF - 200kB - link opens in a new window)
69. Camera operational characterisation: Stingray F-033 and Imaging Source USB DFK 23U274 (PDF - 464kB - link opens in a new window)
70. Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for high power laser target applications (PDF - 908kB - link opens in a new window)
71. Delivery of targets to the 2015 Orion academic access campaign (PDF - 2124kB - link opens in a new window)
72. Recent developments in the manufacture of cryogenic deuterium target (PDF - 1471kB - link opens in a new window)
73. The problem with silicon (PDF - 1101kB - link opens in a new window)
74. A dedicated target fabrication laboratory for low density materials, polymers and novel materials (PDF - 1593kB - link opens in a new window)

Operations (PDF - 669kB - link opens in a new window)

Publications (PDF - 119kB - link opens in a new window)

Panels (PDF - 524kB - link opens in a new window)

Acknowledgements (PDF - 853kB - link opens in a new window) ​