The new intensity frontier: exploring quantum electrodynamic plasmas

McKenna, Paul (Principal Investigator)

Project: Research

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/06/21 → 30/05/25

Funding

EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council): £430,374.00

8 Article
3 Poster

A neural network-based synthetic diagnostic of laser-accelerated proton energy spectra
McQueen, C. J. G., Wilson, R., Frazer, T. P., King, M., Alderton, M., Bacon, E. F. J., Dolier, E. J., Dzelzainis, T., Patel, J. K., Peat, M. P., Torrance, B. C., Gray, R. J. & McKenna, P., 12 Feb 2025, In: Communications Physics. 8, 1, 11 p., 66.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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A scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer for active characterization of laser-driven proton beams
Patel, J. K., Armstrong, C. D., Wilson, R., Alderton, M., Dolier, E. J., Frazer, T. P., Horne, A., Lofrese, A., Peat, M., Woodward, M., Zielbauer, B., Clarke, R. J., Deas, R., Rajeev, P. P., Gray, R. J. & McKenna, P., 3 Dec 2024, In: High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 12, 12 p., e70.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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21 Downloads (Pure)
Machine learning guided optimisation of fast electron temperature in laser-solid interaction experiments
Peat Romero, M., Dolier, E., King, M., Wilson, R., Frazer, T., Alderton, M., Bacon, E., Patel, J., Torrance, B., Nayli, R., Dzelzainis, T., Gray, R. & McKenna, P., 12 Jul 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Data for: "Laser harmonic generation with independent control of frequency and orbital angular momentum"
King, M. (Creator) & McKenna, P. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 24 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.15129/09b8b425-b71e-4f07-ad7a-b163946670e9
Dataset
Data for: "A neural network-based synthetic diagnostic of laser-accelerated proton energy spectra"
King, M. (Creator), McKenna, P. (Creator), Gray, R. (Creator) & McQueen, C. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 13 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.15129/cee473ca-3d2d-4150-b46b-6f964e8ce9d1
Dataset
Data for: "Geometry effects on energy selective focusing of laser-driven protons with open and closed hemisphere-cone targets"
King, M. (Creator), McKenna, P. (Creator), Gray, R. (Creator) & Wilson, R. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 10 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.15129/9cdd2ccc-6dfa-4bb4-9678-4c6f467afdd5
Dataset

9 Oral presentation
8 Invited talk
1 Organiser of major conference

Invited Talk at the Frontiers in Plasma Physics and Technology (FPPT-11) International Conference
McKenna, P. (Speaker)
5 May 2025 → 9 May 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Invited Talk - Queens University Belfast Sir Harrie Massey Colloquia
McKenna, P. (Speaker)
21 May 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Synthetic Diagnostics of Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration
McQueen, C. (Speaker), McKenna, P. (Contributor), Gray, R. (Contributor), Wilson, R. (Contributor), Frazer, T. (Contributor), King, M. (Contributor), Alderton, M. (Contributor), Bacon, E. (Contributor), Dolier, E. (Contributor), Dzelzainis, T. (Contributor), Patel, J. (Contributor), Peat Romero, M. (Contributor) & Torrance, B. (Contributor)
16 Dec 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation