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I am the General Manager for SCAPA - the Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators - which means I oversee research that deals with laser-based accelerators and associated radiation sources. The accelerators entail focusing high-power femtosecond laser pulses onto gas/plasma/solid targets for extremely compact acceleration of electron/proton/ion beams to high energy. Very bright X-ray and gamma-ray pulses are also generated. Techniques to optimise and tailor the output characteristics are investigated as well as the basic physical processes themselves. Paramount to SCAPA of course is application development of these particle and radiation sources for the scientific, industrial and medical communities.
Keywords
- femtosecond lasers
- laser-driven accelerators
- X-rays
- gamma-rays
- plasma discharge
- laser-plasma interaction
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Lab in a bubble
Jaroszynski, D., Boyd, M., Brunetti, E., Ersfeld, B., Hidding, B., McKenna, P., Noble, A., Sheng, Z., Vieux, G., Welsh, G. H. & Wiggins, M.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/16 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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The role of the gas/plasma plume and self-focusing in a gas-filled capillary discharge waveguide for high-power laser-plasma applications
Ciocarlan, C., Wiggins, M., Islam, M., Ersfeld, B., Abu-Azoum, S. S., Wilson, R., Aniculaesei, C., Welsh, G. H., Vieux, G. & Jaroszynski, D., 2013, In: Physics of Plasmas. 20, 7 p., 093108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Straight and linearly tapered capillaries produced by femtosecond laser micromachining
Wiggins, M., Reijnders, M. P., Abu-Azoum, S. S., Hart, K., Vieux, G., Welsh, G. H., Issac, R., Yang, X., Jones, D. & Jaroszynski, D., 2012, In: Journal of Plasma Physics. 78, special issue 4, p. 355-361 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Data for: "Vacuum ultraviolet coherent undulator radiation from attosecond electron bunches"
Brunetti, E. (Creator), van der Geer, B. (Contributor), de Loos, M. (Contributor), dewhurst, K. (Contributor), Kornaszewski, A. (Contributor), Maitrallain, A. (Contributor), Muratori, B. (Contributor), Owen, H. L. (Contributor), Wiggins, M. (Contributor) & Jaroszynski, D. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 23 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.15129/70f24ecf-d135-4c27-a650-31b040096803
Dataset
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Data for: "Noise-related polarization dynamics for femto and picosecond pulses in normal dispersion fibers"
Feehan, J. (Creator), Brunetti, E. (Contributor), Yoffe, S. (Contributor), Li, W. (Contributor), Wiggins, M. (Contributor), Jaroszynski, D. (Contributor) & Price, J. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 17 Jun 2020
DOI: 10.15129/791fa14e-8aa1-489f-83a3-777b62c77f00
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Activities
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ANRC Nuclear Showcase
Mark Wiggins (Participant)
21 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Department of Physics Advanced Higher Day
Mark Wiggins (Speaker)
13 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course