Nonlinear Optics and Dynamics of Relativistically Transparent Plasmas

McKenna, Paul (Principal Investigator)
Gray, Ross (Co-investigator)
King, Martin (Research Co-investigator)

Project: Research

Status	Active
Effective start/end date	1/11/17 → 31/10/22

Funding

EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council): £1,142,303.00

36 Article
1 Conference contribution book
1 Poster
1 Conference Contribution
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- 1 Letter

Deconvolution of multi-Boltzmann x-ray distribution from linear absorption spectrometer via analytical parameter reduction
Armstrong, C. D., Neely, D., Kumar, D., McKenna, P., Gray, R. J. & Pirozhkov, A. S., 5 Nov 2021, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 92, 11, p. 113102 9 p., 113102 .
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Inﬂuence of target-rear-side short scale length density gradients on laser-driven proton acceleration
Higginson, A., Wilson, R., Goodman, J., King, M., Dance, R. J., Butler, N. M. H., Armstrong, C. D., Notley, M., Carroll, D. C., Fang, Y., Yuan, X. H., Neely, D., Gray, R. J. & McKenna, P., 30 Nov 2021, In: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63, 11, 10 p., 114001.
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Relativistic-induced opacity of electron-positron plasmas
Huang, J., Weng, S. M., Murakami, M. & Sheng, Z. M., 1 Apr 2021, In: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63, 4, 045010.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Data for: "High-density electron-ion bunch formation and multi-GeV positron production via radiative trapping in extreme-intensity laser-plasma interactions"
McKenna, P. (Creator) & Capdessus, R. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 15 Sep 2020
DOI: 10.15129/23ca2ffe-f727-4d8c-9940-2e6cef9f1ad1
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Data for: "Relativistic Doppler-boosted gamma-rays in High Fields"
Capdessus, R. (Creator), McKenna, P. (Contributor) & King, M. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 25 May 2018
DOI: 10.15129/aca1eeb1-80ab-485d-8307-3e2289631a9d
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Data for: "High order mode structure of intense light fields generated via a laser-driven relativistic plasma aperture"
Duff, M. J. (Creator), King, M. (Creator), McKenna, P. (Creator) & Gray, R. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 9 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.15129/96968b25-c742-43e8-8433-6650e9018494
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Optimisation and control of ion acceleration in intense laser-foil interactions
Author: Higginson, A., 22 Jun 2018
Supervisor: McKenna, P. (Supervisor) & Sheng, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

15 Invited talk
4 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
2 Key-note speaker and plenary lectures at conferences
2 Organiser of major conference
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Talk at the SPIE-2021 - Enhanced laser intensity and ion acceleration due to self-focusing in expanding ultrathin foils
Paul McKenna (Speaker)
20 Apr 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Talk at the SPIE-2021 - High-order mode structure & spectral interferometry in ultrathin foils: underpinning physics of transparency-enhanced ion acceleration
Paul McKenna (Speaker)
20 Apr 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Co-Chair of the Superstrong field session of the International Conference on Laser Optics - ICLO2020
Paul McKenna (Participant)
2 Dec 2020 → 6 Dec 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference