Laser ion acceleration uses intense laser flashes to heat electrons of a solid to enormous temperatures and propel these charged particles to extreme speeds. These have recently gained traction for ...

Laser-plasma interactions have emerged as a cornerstone of advanced particle accelerator research, where ultrashort, ultraintense laser pulses interact with matter to generate extreme electric fields.

Physicists are using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to test key accelerator strategies for a new state-of-the-art Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) that will reuse some of RHIC's crucial ...

A drop of methanol is distorted to form a cup of hot plasma. Plasma waves are driven in this cup by an intense laser, releasing hot electrons, followed by accelerated protons. Laser Ion acceleration ...

Cross-sectional view of the 28 GHz ECRIS superconducting magnet. Credit: Berkeley Lab Researchers from Berkeley Lab's Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division have teamed up with ...

The IAEA has released a new publication on electrostatic accelerator operation and management and launched a series of training workshops on accelerator technologies. From analysing cultural heritage ...

Laser-driven ion acceleration in plasma represents a rapidly evolving field where ultra-intense laser pulses interact with plasma targets to generate energetic ions over very short distances. This ...