Experimental and numerical investigation of the impact of helical coil targets on laser-driven proton and carbon accelerations

C. L. C. Lacoste; E. Catrix; S. Vallières; A. Hirsch-Passicos; T. Guilberteau; M. Lafargue; J. Lopez; I. Manek-Hönninger; S. Fourmaux; D. Raffestin; E. d’Humières; P. Antici; M. Bardon

doi:10.1063/5.0257518

Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 3, 037602(2025)

Experimental and numerical investigation of the impact of helical coil targets on laser-driven proton and carbon accelerations

C. L. C. Lacoste^1,2、*, E. Catrix², S. Vallières², A. Hirsch-Passicos¹, T. Guilberteau^1,3, M. Lafargue^1,4, J. Lopez¹, I. Manek-Hönninger¹, S. Fourmaux², D. Raffestin¹, E. d’Humières¹, P. Antici², and M. Bardon¹

Author Affiliations

¹CELIA, Université de Bordeaux–CNRS–CEA, UMR 5107, Talence F-33405, France

²INRS EMT, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1P7, Canada

³ALPhANOV, Talence F-33400, France

⁴AMPLITUDE, Pessac F-33600, France

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Received: Jan. 10, 2025

Accepted: Mar. 3, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

The Author Email: C. L. C. Lacoste (clement.lacoste@inrs.ca)

DOI:10.1063/5.0257518

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