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ARTEMIS

Springate, E; Cacho, C; Turcu, E; Frassetto, F; Villoresi, P; Poletto, L; Bryan, W; Minns, R; Underwood, J; Petersen, J; Kaiser, S; Dean, N; Simoncig, A; Liu, H; Cavalieri, A; Dhesi, S; Berger, H
Monochromatised XUV pulses for ultrafast science at the Artemis facility
High Intensity Lasers and High Field Phenomena (HILAS) Berlin, Germany March 12, 2012

ASTRA-GEMINI

Hooker, C; Tang, YX; Chekhlov, O; Collier, J; Divall, E; Ertel, K; Hawkes, S; Pattathil, R
Origin of the Coherent Contrast Pedestal in Petawatt Laser Pulses
2011 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO)

Green, JS; Borghesi, M; Brenner, CM; Carroll, DC; Dover, NP; Foster, PS; Gallegos, P; Green, S; Kirby, D; Kirkby, KJ; McKenna, P; Merchant, MJ; Najmudin, Z; Palmer, CAJ; Parker, D; Prasad, R; Quinn, KE; Pattathil, R; Read, MP; Romagnani, L; Schreiber, J; Streeter, MJV; Tresca, O; Wahlstrom, CG; Zepf, M; Neely, D
Scintillator-based ion beam profiler for diagnosing laser-accelerated ion beams
SPIE PROCEEDING 8079, 807919 (2011)

HiPER

Batani, D; Koenig, M; Baton, S; Perez, F; Gizzi, LA; Koester, P; Labate, L; Honrubia, J; Debayle, A; Santos, J; Schurtz, G; Hulin, S; Ribeyre, X; Fourment, C; Nicolai, P; Vauzour, B; Gremillet, L; Nazarov, W; Pasley, J; Tallents, G; Richetta, M; Lancaster, K; Spindloe, C; Tolley, M; Neely, D; Norreys, P; Kozlova, M; Nejdl, J; Rus, B; Antonelli, L; Morace, A; Volpe, L; Davies, J; Wolowski, J; Badziak, J
Experimental results performed in the framework of the HIPER European Project
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 808027 (2011)

Aleksandrova, IV; Belolipetskiy, AA; Kalabuhov, VA; Koresheva, ER; Koshelev, EL; Kutergin, AI; Nikitenko, IAI; Osipov, E; Panina, LV; Safronov, AI; Timasheva, TP; Timofeev, ID; Usachev, GS; Chtcherbakov, VI; Tolley, M; Edwards, C; Spindloe, C
FST-technologies for high rep-rate production of HiPER scale cryogenic targets
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 80802M (2011)

Le Garrec, B; Novaro, M; Tyldesley, M; Juarez, R; Sanz, J; Perlado, M; Rus, B; Collier, J; Edwards, C
HiPER laser reference design  
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 80801V (2011)

Tolley, M; ben Saïd, F; Koresheva, E; Perin, JP; Perlado, JM; Schaumann, G; Schurtz, G; Spindloe, C
HiPER targetry: production and strategy  
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 808023 (2011)

Nejdl, J.; Kozlová, M.; Sawicka, M.; Margarone, D.; Krus, M.; Prokupek, J.; Rus, B.; Batani, D.; Antonelli, L.; Patria, A.; Ciricosta, O.; Cecchetti, C.; Koester, P.; Labate, L.; Giulietti, A.; Gizzi, L. A.; Moretti, A.; Richetta, M.; Schurtz, G.; Ribeyre, X.; Lafon, M.; Spindloe, C.; O'Dell, T.
Investigation of laser plasmas relevant to shock ignition at PALS
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 80802b (2011)

LASER DEVELOPMENT

Volpe, L; Batani, D; Vauzour, B; Nicolai, P; Santos, JJ; Dorchies, F; Fourment, C; Hulin, S; Regan, C; Perez, F; Baton, S; Koenig, M; Lancaster, K; Galimberti, M; Heathcote, R; Tolley, M; Spindloe, C; Koester, P; Labate, L; Gizzi, LA; Benedetti, C; Sgattoni, A; Richetta, M
Can proton radiography be used to image imploding target in ICF experiments?
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 80802F (2011)

Mason, P; Banerjee, S; Ertel, K; Hernandez-Gomez, C; Phillips, J; Collier, J
Multi-slab architecture for kJ-class DPSSL system
The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) Munich, Germany May 22, 2011

Mason, PD; Ertel, K; Banerjee, S; Phillips, PJ; Hernandez-Gomez, C; Collier, JL
Optimised design for a 1 kJ diode pumped solid state laser system
DIODE-PUMPED HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH POWER LASERS ELI: ULTRARELATIVISTIC LASER-MATTER INTERACTIONS AND PETAWATT PHOTONICS AND HIPER: THE EUROPEAN PATHWAY TO LASER ENERGY 8080, 80801X (2011)

Nishiuchi, M; Ogura, K; Pirozhkov, AS; Tanimoto, T; Yogo, A; Sakaki, H; Hori, T; Fukuda, Y; Kanasaki, M; Sagisaka, A; Tampo, M; Kiriyama, H; Shimomura, T; Kondo, K; Kawanishi, S; Brenner, C; Neely, D
The progress in the laser-driven proton acceleration experiment JAEA with table-tip Ti:Sappire laser system
SPIE PROCEEDING 8079, 80790B (2011)

LASER FOR SCIENCE FACILITY

Loeffen, P; Maskall, G; Bonthron, S; Bloomfield, M; Tombling, C; Matousek, P
Chemical and explosives point detection through opaque containers using spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII”, Proc. of SPIE 8018 (2011) 80181E-1 - 80181E-9, Editors: A.W. Fountain III, P.J. Gardner.

Loeffen, P; Maskall, G; Bonthron, S; Bloomfield, M; Tombling, C; Matousek, P
Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) for liquid screening
Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism and Crime Fighting VII; Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology VIII; and Quantum-Physics-based Information Security”, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8189 (2011) 81890C-1 - 81890C-10, Editors: Lewis, Burgess, Zamboni, Kajzar, Szep, Gruneisen, Dusek, Rarity.

VULCAN

Pirozhkov, AS; Kando, M; Esirkepov, TZ; Gallegos, P; Ahmed, H; Ragozin, EN; Faenov, AY; Pikuz, TA; Koga, JK; Kiriyama, H; McKenna, P; Borghesi, M; Kondo, K; Daido, H; Kato, Y; Neely, D; Bulanov, SV
Coherent x-ray generation in relativistic laser/gas jet interactions  
SPIE PROCEEDING 8140, 81400A (2011)

Koester, P; Booth, N; Cecchetti, CA; Chen, H; Evans, RG; Gregori, G; Labate, L; Levato, T; Li, B; Makita, M; Mithen, J; Murphy, C; Notley, M; Pattathil, R; Riley, D; Woolsey, N; Gizzi, LA
High resolution x-ray spectroscopy in fast electron transport studies
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 80802E (2011)

Borghesi, M; Kar, S; Prasad, R; Kakolee, FK; Quinn, K; Ahmed, H; Sarri, G; Ramakrishna, B; Qiao, B; Geissler, M; Ter-Avetisyan, S; Zepf, M; Schettino, G; Stevens, B; Tolley, M; Ward, A; Green, J; Foster, PS; Spindloe, C; Gallegos, P; Robinson, AL; Neely, D; Carroll, DC; Tresca, O; Yuan, X; Quinn, M; McKenna, P; Dover, N; Palmer, C; Schreiber, J; Najmudin, Z; I; Kraft, S; Merchant, M; Jeynes, JC; Kirkby, K; Fiorini, F; Kirby D; Green, S
Ion source development and radiobiology applications within the LIBRA project
SPIE PROCEEDING 8079, 80791E (2011)

Swift, D; Yuan, V; Kraus, R; McNaney, JM; Higginson, D; MacKinnon, A; Beg, F; Lancaster, K; Nakamura, H
Neutron resonance spectrometry for temperature measurement during dynamic loading
AIP CONFERNCE PROCEEDINGS 1426, 376 (2012)

Pires, H; Galimberti, M; Figueira, G
Numerical simulations for OPCPA crystals: YCOB performance and use in different regimes 
SPIE PROCEEDING 8001, 80010R (2011)

Bulanov, SV; Esirkepov, TZ; Hayashi, Y; Kando, M; Kiriyama, H; Koga, JK; Kondo, K; Kotaki, H; Pirozhkov, AS; Bulanov, SS; Zhidkov, AG; Chen, P; Neely, D; Kato, Y; Narozhny, NB; Korn, G
On the design of experiments for the study of extreme field limits in the ultra-relativistic interaction of electromagnetic waves with plasmas
SPIE PROCEEDING 8080, 80801O (2011)

Thesis - High Power Laser Facility (Astra and Vulcan)

Wilson, PA
Studies of laser generated relativistic electron dynamics using proton probing
PhD Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2011

Palmer, C
Approaching the radiation pressure regime of proton acceleration with high intensity lasers
PhD Thesis, Imperial College London, 2011

Rehman, A
Optical Probing of high intensity laser propagation through plasma
PhD Thesis, Imperial College London, 2011

Rossall, AK
Characterisation and measurement of laser produced plasma emission and applications in opacity experiments
PhD Thesis, University of York, 2011

Doyle, H
Creating and probing warm dense matter and high energy density blast waves
PhD Thesis, Imperial College London, 2011

Falk, C
Measurement of the equation of state of compressed hydrogen and deuterium
PhD Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011

Bissel, J
Magnetized transport and instability in laser produced plasmas
PhD Thesis, Imperial College London/AWE, 2011

Quinn, M
Investigations of fast electron transport in intensel-solid interactions
PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2011

Cipiccia, S
Compact gamma-ray source based on laser-plasma wakefield accelerator
PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2012

Shanks, R
Comprehensive characterisation of laser plasma wakefield accelerated electrons
PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2012

Ibbotson, T
An investigation of laser-wakefield acceleration in the hydrogen-filled capillary discharge waveguide
PhD Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012

Tresca, O
Optimisation and control of high intensity laser accelerated ion beams
PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2012

Burza, M
Laser-driven particle acceleration: Improving performance through smart target design
PhD Thesis, University of Lund, 2012

King, RB
Intense femtosecond laser interactions with molecules
PhD Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2012

Kelly, O
Electrostatic storage and mass analysis of polyatomic molecules
PhD Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2012

Frank, F
Generation and application of ultrashort laser pulses in attosecond science
PhD Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012

Brugnera, L
Control of high harmonic generation by manipulation of field parameters
PhD Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012

Yeung, M
Development of extreme ultraviolet sources form intense laser interactions
PhD Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2012​