Thomas McCanny

2024

Non-stoichiometric silicon nitride for future gravitational wave detectors

Wallace, G. S., Ben Yaala, M., Tait, S. C., Vajente, G., McCanny, T., Clark, C., Gibson, D., Hough, J., Martin, I. W., Rowan, S. & Reid, S., 2 Apr 2024, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 41, 9, 13 p., 095005.

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2012

Characterisation of permanent magnetic quadrupoles for focussing proton beams

Melone, J., Ledingham, K., McCanny, T., Burriss-Mog, T., Schramm, U., Grötzschel, R., Akhmadaliev, S., Hanf, D., Spohr, K. M., Bussmann, M., Cowan, T., Wiggins, M. & Mitchell, M., 1 Jun 2012, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 676, p. 126-134 9 p.

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2008

Study of photo-proton reactions driven by bremsstrahlung radiation of high-intensity laser generated electrons

Spohr, K. M., Shaw, M., Galster, W., Ledingham, K. W. D., Robson, L., Yang, J. M., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Melone, J. J., Amthor, K.-U., Ewald, F., Liesfeld, B., Schwoerer, H. & Sauerbrey, R., 22 Apr 2008, In: New Journal of Physics. 10, 25 p., 043037.

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2007

Lateral electron transport in high-intensity laser-irradiated foils diagnosed by ion emission

McKenna, P., Carroll, D. C., Clarke, R. J., Evans, R. G., Ledingham, K. W. D., Lindau, F., Lundh, O., McCanny, T., Neely, D., Robinson, A. P. L., Robson, L., Simpson, P. T., Wahlstrom, C.-G. & Zepf, M., 6 Apr 2007, In: Physical Review Letters. 98, 14, p. 145001 4 p.

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Scaling of proton acceleration driven by petawatt-laser-plasma interactions

Robson, L., Simpson, P. T., Clarke, R. J., Ledingham, K. W. D., Lindau, F., Lundh, O., McCanny, T., Mora, P., Neely, D., Wahlström, C. G., Zepf, M. & McKenna, P., 2007, In: Nature Physics. 3, p. 58-62 4 p.

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2006

The quest for laser induced isomer production

Spohr, K. M., Chapman, R., Hanvey, S., Ledingham, K., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Robson, L. & Shaw, M., 10 Nov 2006, In: Journal of Modern Optics. 53, 16-17, p. 2633-2640 8 p.

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Detection of short lived radioisotopes as a fast diagnostic for intense laser-solid interactions

Clarke, R. J., Ledingham, K. W. D., McKenna, P., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Neely, D., Lundh, O., Lindau, F., Wahlstrom, C.-G., Simpson, P. T. & Zepf, M., 2 Oct 2006, In: Applied Physics Letters. 89, 14, p. 141117 3 p.

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2005

Broad energy spectrum of Laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related physics

McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., Shimizu, S., Yang, J. M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Galy, J., Magill, J., Clarke, R. J., Neely, D., Norreys, P. A., Singhal, R. P., Krushelnick, K. & Wei, M. S., Mar 2005, In: Physical Review Letters. 94, 8, p. 084801-1 84800 p.

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Volumetric intensity dependence on the formation of molecular and atomic ions within a high intensity laser focus

Robson, L., Ledingham, K. W. D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J. M., Wahlström, C.-G., Lopez-Martens, R., Varju, K., Johnsson, P. & Mauritsson, J., Jan 2005, In: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 16, 1, p. 82-89 7 p.

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2004

Neutron production by fast protons from ultraintense laser-plasma interactions

Yang, J. M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., Robson, L., Shimizu, S., Singhal, R. P., Wei, M. S., Krushelnick, K., Clarke, R. J., Neely, D. & Norreys, P. A., 1 Dec 2004, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 96, 11, p. 6912-6918 7 p.

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Characterization of proton and heavier ion acceleration in ultrahigh-intensity laser interactions with heated target foils

McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., Yang, J. M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Clarke, R. J., Neely, D., Spohr, K., Chapman, R., Singhal, R. P., Krushelnick, K., Wei, M. S. & Norreys, P. A., 1 Sept 2004, In: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 70, 3, 6 p., 036405.

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High power laser production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography

Ledingham, K. W. D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Yang, J. M., Robson, L., Zweit, J., Gillies, J. M., Bailey, J., Chimon, G. N., Clarke, R. J., Neely, D., Norreys, P. A., Collier, J. L., Singhal, R. P., Wei, M. S., Mangles, S. P. D., Nilson, P., Krushelnick, K. & Zepf, M., 21 Aug 2004, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 37, 16, p. 2341-2345 4 p.

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Nuclear reactions in copper induced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction

Yang, J. M., McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Robson, L., Clarke, R. J., Neely, D., Norreys, P. A., Wei, M. S., Krushelnick, K., Nilson, P., Mangles, S. P. D. & Singhal, R. P., 2 Feb 2004, In: Applied Physics Letters. 84, 5, p. 675-677 3 p.

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2003

Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interaction

McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R. P., Spencer, I., Clark, E. L., Beg, F. N., Krushelnick, K., Wei, M. S., Galy, J., Magill, J., Clarke, R. J., Lancaster, K. L., Norreys, P. A., Spohr, K. & Chapman, R., 6 Oct 2003, In: Applied Physics Letters. 83, 14, p. 2763-2765 2 p.

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Laser-driven photo-transmutation of 129I - a long-lived nuclear waste product

Ledingham, K. W. D., Magill, J., McKenna, P., Yang, J., Galy, J., Schenkel, R., Rebizant, J., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Robson, L., Singhal, R. P., Wei, M. S., Mangles, S. P. D., Nilson, P., Krushelnick, K., Clarke, R. J. & Norreys, P. A., 21 Sept 2003, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 36, 18, p. L79-L82

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Demonstration of fusion-evaporation and direct-interaction nuclear reactions using high-intensity laser-plasma-accelerated ion beams

McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R. P., Spencer, I., Santala, M. I. K., Beg, F. N., Krushelnick, K., Tatarakis, M., Wei, M. S., Clark, E. L., Clarke, R. J., Lancaster, K. L., Norreys, P. A., Spohr, K., Chapman, R. & Zepf, M., Aug 2003, In: Physical Review Letters. 91, 7, p. 075006-1 75005 p.

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Experimental study of proton emission from 60-fs, 200-mJ high-repetition-rate tabletop-laser pulses interacting with solid targets

Spencer, I., Ledingham, K. W. D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Singhal, R. P., Foster, P. S., Neely, D., Langley, A. J., Divall, E. J., Hooker, C. J., Clarke, R. J., Norreys, P. A., Clark, E. L., Krushelnick, K. & Davies, J. R., 1 Apr 2003, In: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 67, 4, p. 464021-464025 5 p., 046402.

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Femtosecond ionization and dissociation of laser desorbed nitro-PAHs

Tasker, A. D., Robson, L., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Kosmidis, C. & Jaroszynski, D. A., 1 Feb 2003, In: International Journal of Mass Spectrometry . 225, 1, p. 53-70 17 p.

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2002

A nearly real-time high temperature laser-plasma diagnostic using photonuclear reactions in tantalum

Spencer, I., Ledingham, K. W. D., Singhal, R. P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E. L., Krushelnick, K., Zepf, M., Beg, F. N., Tatarakis, M., Dangor, A. E., Edwards, R. D., Sinclair, M. A., Norreys, P. A., Clarke, R. J. & Allott, R. M., 30 Nov 2002, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 73, 11, p. 3801-3805 5 p.

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Ionisation and fragmentation dynamics of laser desorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using femtosecond and nanosecond post-ionisation

Robson, L., Tasker, A. D., Ledingham, K. W. D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Kosmidis, C., Tzallas, P., Jaroszynski, D. A. & Jones, D. R., 15 Sept 2002, In: International Journal of Mass Spectrometry . 220, 1, p. 69-85 16 p.

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Ionisation and fragmentation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by femtosecond laser pulses at wavelengths resonant with cation transitions

Robson, L., Ledingham, K. W. D., Tasker, A. D., McKenna, P., McCanny, T., Kosmidis, C., Jaroszynski, D. A., Jones, D. R. & Issac, R. C., 10 Jul 2002, In: Chemical Physics Letters. 360, 3-4, p. 382-389 7 p.

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A high mass resolution study of the interaction of aromatic and nitro-aromatic molecules with intense laser fields

Tasker, A. D., Robson, L., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., Hankin, S. M., McKenna, P., Kosmidis, C. & Jaroszynski, D. A., 25 Apr 2002, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 106, 16, p. 4005-4013 8 p.

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Femtosecond laser time-of-flight mass spectrometry of labile molecular analytes: laser-desorbed nitro-aromatic molecules

Hankin, S. M., Tasker, A. D., Robson, L., Ledingham, K. W. D., Fang, X., McKenna, P., McCanny, T. & Singhal, R. P., 30 Jan 2002, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 16, 2, p. 111-116 5 p.

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2001

Laser generation of proton beams for the production of short-lived positron emitting radioisotopes

Spencer, I., Ledingham, K. W. D., Singhal, R. P., McCanny, T., McKenna, P., Clark, E. L., Krushelnick, K., Zepf, M., Beg, F. N., Tatarakis, M., Dangor, A. E., Norreys, P. A., Clarke, R. J., Allott, R. M. & Ross, I. N., 31 Oct 2001, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 183, 3-4, p. 449-458 10 p.

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