Position Paper published by Expert Group on 'Micro- and nano-structured materials for experiments with high-power lasers'
The Laserlab-Europe Expert Group on 'Micro- and nano-structured materials for experiments with high-power lasers' has published its position paper.
High-power lasers are used worldwide for a very wide range of applications. To cite a few of them, nanosecond terawatt-scale peak power laser facilities are employed for research on clean energy production in the context of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), while picosecond and femtosecond petawatt-scale peak power lasers are used for the acceleration of charged particle (electrons and protons/ions) and the generation of bright XUV, X-ray and gamma-ray sources. In the majority of these experiments, the choice of the target material and its structure is crucial to achieve the desired interaction regime or enhance the source performance.
The present expert group comprises members of Laserlab-Europe AISBL with strong common research interests and expertise in the experimental study of the features of the interaction of micro- and nano-structured materials with high power lasers. Their common interest in these research topics over multiple experimental grounds is driving our efforts towards the organization of joint activities and collaborations.