Modular supersonic nozzle for the stable laser-driven electron acceleration

Zhenzhe Lei, Zhan Jin, Yan-Jun Gu, Shingo Sato, Alexei Zhidkov, Alexandre Rondepierre, Kai Huang, Nobuhiko Nakanii, Izuru Daito, Masaki Kando, Tomonao Hosokai

Review of Scientific Instruments　Vol. 95　No. 1　2024/01/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Supersonic gas jet stabilization in laser-plasma acceleration

Zhen Zhe Lei, Yan Jun Gu, Zhan Jin, Shingo Sato, Alexei Zhidkov, Alexandre Rondepierre, Kai Huang, Nobuhiko Nakanii, Izuru Daito, Masakai Kando, Tomonao Hosokai

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　Vol. 11　2023/10/31　Research paper (scientific journal)

Collisionless relativistic magnetic reconnection driven by electron vortices in laser-plasma interaction

Yan-Jun Gu, Kirill V. Lezhnin, Sergei V. Bulanov

Fundamental Plasma Physics　2023/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

Laser-driven low energy electron beams for single-shot ultra-fast probing of meso-scale materials and warm dense matter

Katerina Falk, Michal Šmíd, Karel Boháček, Uddhab Chaulagain, Yanjun Gu, Xiayun Pan, Pablo Perez-Martin, Miroslav Krůs, Michaela Kozlová

Scientific Reports　Vol. 13　No. 1　2023/03/14　Research paper (scientific journal)

Picosecond snapshot imaging of electric fields induced on a cone guide target designed for fast ignition scenario

Binghe Shi, Akifumi Yogo, Kazuki Okamoto, Daniil Golovin, Seyed Reza Mirfayzi, Alessio Morace, Yasunobu Arikawa, Kohei Yamanoi, Yuki Abe, Masakatsu Murakami, Yanjun Gu, Kunioki Mima, Yasuhiko Sentoku, Mitsuo Nakai, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Hiroyuki Shiraga, Shinsuke Fujioka, Tomoyuki Johzaki, Akifumi Iwamoto, Hitoshi Sakagami, Ryosuke Kodama

Journal of Plasma Physics　Vol. 88　No. 4　2022/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

100-kT magnetic field generation using paisley targets by femtosecond laser–plasma interactions

M.-A. H. Zosa, Y. J. Gu, M. Murakami

Applied Physics Letters　Vol. 120　No. 13　p. 132403-132403　2022/03/28　Research paper (scientific journal)

Dynamic mitigation of the tearing mode instability in a collisionless current sheet

Yan-Jun Gu, Shigeo Kawata, Sergei V. Bulanov

Scientific Reports　Vol. 11　No. 1　2021/06/02　Research paper (scientific journal)

Multi-dimensional kinetic simulations of laser radiation absorption and electron acceleration in inhomogeneous underdense plasma

Yan-Jun Gu, O. Klimo, V.T. Tikhonchuk, S. Weber

Nuclear Fusion　Vol. 61　No. 6　p. 066014-066014　2021/06/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Reciprocating propagation of laser pulse intensity in free space

Zhaoyang Li, Yanjun Gu, Junji Kawanaka

Communications Physics　Vol. 4　No. 1　2021/05　Research paper (scientific journal)

Magnetic field annihilation and charged particle acceleration in ultra-relativistic laser plasmas

Yan-Jun Gu, Sergei V. Bulanov

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　Vol. 9　2021　Research paper (scientific journal)

Relativistic flying forcibly oscillating reflective diffraction grating

Jie Mu, Timur Zh. Esirkepov, Petr Valenta, Yanjun Gu, Tae Moon Jeong, Alex, er S. Pirozhkov, James K. Koga, Masaki K, o, Georg Korn, Sergei V. Bulanov

Physical Review E　Vol. 102　No. 5　2020/11/02　Research paper (scientific journal)

Enhancement of ion energy and flux by the influence of magnetic reconnection in foam targets

Daniil O. Golovin, Seyed R. Mirfayzi, Yan Jun Gu, Yuki Abe, Yuki Honoki, Takato Mori, Hideo Nagatomo, Kazuki Okamoto, Satoru Shokita, Kohei Yamanoi, Yasunobu Arikawa, Georg Korn, Tatiana A. Pikuz, Shinsuke Fujioka, Ryosuke Kodama, Sergey V. Bulanov, Akifumi Yogo

High Energy Density Physics　Vol. 36　p. 100840-100840　2020/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

Control of intense-laser ion acceleration

T. Nishiura, H. Satou, S. Kawata, Y.J. Gu, Q. Kong, Y.Y. Ma, P.X. Wang

High Energy Density Physics　Vol. 36　p. 100799-100799　2020/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

Alignment of swift cluster ions in high-energy-density plasma

S. Kawata, C. Deutsch, Y.J. Gu

High Energy Density Physics　Vol. 35　p. 100740-100740　2020/06　Research paper (scientific journal)

Enhanced photon emission from a double-layer target at moderate laser intensities

Yanjun Gu

Scientific Reports　2020/06/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Optical probing of relativistic plasma singularities

Timur Zh. Esirkepov, Jie Mu, Yanjun Gu, Tae Moon Jeong, Petr Valenta, Ondrej Klimo, James K. Koga, Masaki Kando, David Neely, Georg Korn, Sergei V. Bulanov, Alexander S. Pirozhkov

Physics of Plasmas　2020/05　Research paper (scientific journal)

Phase control of a z -current-driven plasma column

S. Kawata, T. Karino, Y. J. Gu

Physical Review E　2020/04/14　Research paper (scientific journal)

Electromagnetic Burst Generation during Annihilation of Magnetic Field in Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction

Y. J. Gu, F. Pegoraro, P. V. Sasorov, D. Golovin, A. Yogo, G. Korn, S. V. Bulanov

Scientific Reports　Vol. 9　No. 1　2019/12/19　Research paper (scientific journal)

Gamma photons and electron-positron pairs from ultra-intense laser-matter interaction: A comparative study of proposed configurations

Yan-Jun Gu, Martin Jirka, Ondrej Klimo, Stefan Weber

Matter and Radiation at Extremes　2019/11　Research paper (scientific journal)

High-Order Harmonics from Laser Irradiated Electron Density Singularity Formed at the Bow Wave in the Laser Plasma

J. Mu, T. Zh. Esirkepov, P. Valenta, T. M. Jeong, Ya. Gu, J. K. Koga, A. S. Pirozhkov, M. Kando, G. Korn, S. V. Bulanov

Physics of Wave Phenomena　Vol. 27　No. 4　p. 247-256　2019/10　Research paper (scientific journal)

Studies of laser-plasma interaction physics with low-density targets for direct-drive inertial confinement schemes

V. Tikhonchuk, Y. J. Gu, O. Klimo, J. Limpouch, S. Weber

Matter and Radiation at Extremes　2019/07　Research paper (scientific journal)

Plasma channel formation in NIR laser-irradiated carrier gas from an aerosol nanoparticle injector

Eva Klimešová, Olena Kulyk, Yanjun Gu, Laura Dittrich, Georg Korn, Janos Hajdu, Maria Krikunova, Jakob Andreasson

Scientific Reports　Vol. 9　No. 1　2019/06/20　Research paper (scientific journal)

Progress in understanding the role of hot electrons for the shock ignition approach to inertial confinement fusion

Yanjun Gu

Nuclear Fusion　2019/03/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Peculiar behavior of Si cluster ions in a high-energy-density solid Al plasma

Yanjun Gu

Physical Review E　2019/01/31　Research paper (scientific journal)

High order harmonics generation via laser reflection at electron density peaks

Jie Mu, Yanjun Gu, Tae Moon Jeong, Petr Valenta, Ondrej Klimo, Timur Zh. Esirkepov, Alexander S. Pirozhkov, James K. Koga, Masaki Kando, Georg Korn, Sergei V. Bulanov

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering　Vol. 11039　2019　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Time evolution of stimulated Raman scattering and two-plasmon decay at laser intensities relevant for shock ignition in a hot plasma

Yanjun Gu

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　2019　Research paper (scientific journal)

Dynamic stabilization of plasma instability

Yanjun Gu

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　2019　Research paper (scientific journal)

Collective absorption of laser radiation in plasma at sub-relativistic intensities

Y. J. Gu, O. Klimo, Ph. Nicolaï, S. Shekhanov, S. Weber, V. T. Tikhonchuk

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　2019　Research paper (scientific journal)

Brilliant gamma-ray beam and electron–positron pair production by enhanced attosecond pulses

Yan-Jun Gu, Ondrej Klimo, Sergei V. Bulanov, Stefan Weber

Communications Physics (Nature)　Vol. 1　No. 1　2018/12　Research paper (scientific journal)

HELL: High-Energy Electrons by Laser Light, a User-Oriented Experimental Platform at ELI Beamlines

Yanjun Gu

Applied Sciences　2018/09/05　Research paper (scientific journal)

Intense, directional and tunable γ-ray emission via relativistic oscillating plasma mirror

Yan-Jun Gu, Stefan Weber

Optics Express　2018/08/06　Research paper (scientific journal)

Splitter target for controlling magnetic reconnection in relativistic laser plasma interactions

Y J Gu, S S Bulanov, G Korn, S V Bulanov

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion　2018/04/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Dynamic stabilization of filamentation instability

Yanjun Gu

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 25　No. 1　p. 011601-011601　2018/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

P3: An installation for high-energy density plasma physics and ultra-high intensity laser–matter interaction at ELI-Beamlines

Yanjun Gu

Matter and Radiation at Extremes　2017/07　Research paper (scientific journal)

Optical simulations of laser focusing for optimization of laser betatron

L. Stanke, A. Thakur, M. {\v, m{\'{\i, Y.J. Gu, K. Falk

Journal of Instrumentation　Vol. 12　No. 05　p. P05004-P05004　2017/05/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

High density ultrashort relativistic positron beam generation by laser-plasma interaction

Y J Gu, O Klimo, S Weber, G Korn

New Journal of Physics　2016/11/09　Research paper (scientific journal)

Explosion of relativistic electron vortices in laser plasmas

Yanjun Gu

Physics of Plasmas　2016/09　Research paper (scientific journal)

Control of laser absorbing efficiency and proton quality by a specific double target

Q Yu, Y J Gu, X F Li, J F Qu, Q Kong, S Kawata

New Journal of Physics　2016/08/04　Research paper (scientific journal)

Calculating the radiation characteristics of accelerated electrons in laser-plasma interactions

X. F. Li, Q. Yu, Y. J. Gu, J. F. Qu, Y. Y. Ma, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 23　No. 3　p. 033113-033113　2016/03　Research paper (scientific journal)

Fast magnetic-field annihilation in the relativistic collisionless regime driven by two ultrashort high-intensity laser pulses

Yanjun Gu

Physical Review E　2016/01/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

Controllable Laser Ion Acceleration

S. Kawata, D. Kamiyama, Y. Ohtake, M. Takano, D. Barada, Q. Kong, P. X. Wang, Y. J. Gu, W. M. Wang, J. Limpouch, A. Andreev, S. V. Bulanov, Z. M. Sheng, O. Klimo, J. Psikal, Y. Y. Ma, X. F. Li, Q. S. Yu

24TH INTERNATIONAL LASER PHYSICS WORKSHOP (LPHYS'15)　Vol. 691　No. 012021　p. 1-8　2016　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Collimation of laser-produced proton beam

M. Takano, T. Nagashima, T. Izumiyama, Y. J. Gu, D. Barada, Q. Kong, P. X. Wang, Y. Y. Ma, W. M. Wang, S. Kawata

8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INERTIAL FUSION SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS (IFSA 2013)　Vol. 688　No. 012061　p. 1-5　2016　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Ion Acceleration by Ultra-intense Laser Pulse Interacting with Double-layer Near-critical Density Plasma

Y. J. Gu, Q. Kong, S. Kawata, T. Izumiyama, T. Nagashima, M. Takano, X. F. Li, Q. Yu, D. Barada, Y. Y. Ma, P. X. Wang

8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INERTIAL FUSION SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS (IFSA 2013)　Vol. 688　No. 012021　p. 1-5　2016　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Controllable laser ion beam generation

D. Kamiyama, M. Takano, T. Nagashima, D. Barada, Y. J. Gu, X. F. Li, Q. Kong, P. X. Wang, S. Kawata

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INERTIAL FUSION SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS (IFSA 2015)　Vol. 717　No. 012065　p. 1-5　2016　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Fast magnetic energy dissipation in relativistic plasma induced by high order laser modes

Yanjun Gu

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　2016　Research paper (scientific journal)

Evolution of laser induced electromagnetic postsolitons in multi-species plasma

Yanjun Gu

Physics of Plasmas　2015/11　Research paper (scientific journal)

Fast magnetic field annihilation driven by two laser pulses in underdense plasma

Yanjun Gu

Physics of Plasmas　2015/10　Research paper (scientific journal)

Bubble shape and electromagnetic field in the nonlinear regime for laser wakefield acceleration

X. F. Li, Q. Yu, Y. J. Gu, S. Huang, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 22　No. 8　p. 083112-083112　2015/08　Research paper (scientific journal)

Electron self-injection into the phase of a wake excited by a driver laser in a nonuniform density target

Q. Yu, Y. J. Gu, X. F. Li, S. Huang, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 22　No. 7　p. 073107-073107　2015/07　Research paper (scientific journal)

High-quality electron beams generation in a linear upramp density target

Q. Yu, Q. Kong, Y. J. Gu, X. F. Li, S. Huang, S. Kawata

EPL (Europhysics Letters)　Vol. 110　No. 3　p. 35002-35002　2015/05/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

18pCP-5 High-Quality Ion Beam by Inductive Field in Plasma

Kamiyama D., Takano M., Ohtake Y., Nagashima T., Barada D., Kawata S., Y. J. Gu, X. F. Li, Q. Yu, Q. Kong, P. X. Wang

Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan　Vol. 70　p. 674-674　2015

Controllable high-quality electron beam generation by phase slippage effect in layered targets

Q. Yu, Y. J. Gu, X. F. Li, S. Huang, F. Zhang, Q. Kong, Y. Y. Ma, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 21　No. 11　p. 113106-113106　2014/11　Research paper (scientific journal)

Dependence of electron trapping on bubble geometry in laser-plasma wakefield acceleration

X. F. Li, Y. J. Gu, Q. Yu, S. Huang, F. Zhang, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 21　No. 7　p. 073109-073109　2014/07　Research paper (scientific journal)

Stable long range proton acceleration driven by intense laser pulse with underdense plasmas

Y. J. Gu, Z. Zhu, X. F. Li, Q. Yu, S. Huang, F. Zhang, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 21　No. 6　p. 063104-063104　2014/06　Research paper (scientific journal)

Controllability of intense-laser ion acceleration

Shigeo Kawata, Toshihiro Nagashima, Masahiro Takano, Takeshi Izumiyama, Daiki Kamiyama, Daisuke Barada, Qing Kong, Yan Jun Gu, Ping Xiao Wang, Yan Yun Ma, Wei Ming Wang, Wu Zhang, Jiang Xie, Huiran Zhang, Dongbo Dai

High Power Laser Science and Engineering　Vol. 2　2014/03/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Laser Ion Acceleration Control

S. Kawata, T. Nagashima, M. Takano, D. Kamiyama, D. Barada, Y. Y. Ma, Q. Kong, P. X. Wang, Y. J. Gu, X. Li

2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE LASER OPTICS　2014　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Controllable Laser Ion Acceleration

Shigeo Kawata, Toshihiro Nagashima, Masahiro Takano, Daisukue Barada, Qing Kong, Ping Xiao Wang, Yan Jun Gu, Yan Yun Ma, Wei Min Wang

2014 20TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BEAM DYNAMICS AND OPTIMIZATION (BDO)　p. 79-80　2014　Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Enhancement of proton acceleration field in laser double-layer target interaction

Y. J. Gu, Q. Kong, S. Kawata, T. Izumiyama, X. F. Li, Q. Yu, P. X. Wang, Y. Y. Ma

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 20　No. 7　p. 070703-070703　2013/07　Research paper (scientific journal)

Large quantity ion beam generation by persistent Coulomb explosion in a near-critical density plasma channel

Y. J. Gu, Q. Yu, Q. Kong, Z. Zhu, X. F. Li, C. Y. Chen, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 19　No. 9　p. 092308-092308　2012/09　Research paper (scientific journal)

Quasi-monoenergetic Tens-of-MeV Proton Beams by a Laser-Illuminated Funnel-Like Target

Hong-Ye Ban, Yan-Jun Gu, Qing Kong, Ying-Ying Li, Zhen Zhu, S. Kawata

Chinese Physics Letters　Vol. 29　No. 3　p. 035202-035202　2012/03　Research paper (scientific journal)

Laser guiding plasma channel formation criterion in highly relativistic regime

Y. J. Gu, Z. Zhu, Q. Kong, Y. Y. Li, X. F. Li, C. Y. Chen, S. Kawata

Applied Physics Letters　Vol. 99　No. 24　p. 241501-241501　2011/12/12　Research paper (scientific journal)

Collimated GeV proton beam generated by the interaction of ultra-intense laser with a uniform near-critical underdense plasma

Y. J. Gu, Z. Zhu, Y. Y. Li, X. F. Li, C. Y. Chen, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

EPL (Europhysics Letters)　Vol. 95　No. 3　p. 35001-35001　2011/08/01　Research paper (scientific journal)

Direct laser acceleration of electron by an ultra intense and short-pulsed laser in under-dense plasma

Y. Y. Li, Y. J. Gu, Z. Zhu, X. F. Li, H. Y. Ban, Q. Kong, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 18　No. 5　p. 053104-053104　2011/05　Research paper (scientific journal)

Steady plasma channel formation and particle acceleration in an interaction of an ultraintense laser with near-critical density plasma

Y. J. Gu, Q. Kong, Y. Y. Li, H. Y. Ban, Z. Zhu, S. Kawata

Physics of Plasmas　Vol. 18　No. 3　p. 030704-030704　2011/03　Research paper (scientific journal)

Radiative reaction effect on electron dynamics in an ultra intense laser field

Q.Q. Mao, Q. Kong, Y.K. Ho, H.O. Che, H.Y. Ban, Y.J. Gu, S. Kawata

Laser and Particle Beams　Vol. 28　No. 1　p. 83-90　2010/03　Research paper (scientific journal)