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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 2, 027204(2025)

Commissioning of the 1 PW experimental area at ELI-NP using a short focal parabolic mirror for proton acceleration

M. O. Cernaianu1, P. Ghenuche1, F. Rotaru1, L. Tudor1, O. Chalus2, C. Gheorghiu1, D. C. Popescu1, M. Gugiu1, S. Balascuta1, A. Magureanu1,3, M. Tataru1, V. Horny1, B. Corobean1,3, I. Dancus1, A. Alincutei4, T. Asavei1, B. Diaconescu1, L. Dinca1, D. B. Dreghici1,3, D. G. Ghita1, C. Jalba1, V. Leca1, A. M. Lupu1, V. Nastasa1, F. Negoita1, M. Patrascoiu1, F. Schimbeschi1, D. Stutman1,5, C. Ticos1,3, D. Ursescu1,3, A. Arefiev6, P. Tomassini1, V. Malka1,7, S. Gales1, K. A. Tanaka1,3,8, C. A. Ur1,3, and D. Doria1、b)
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  • 1ELI-NP, “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Street, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
  • 2Thales LAS France, 78990 Élancourt, France
  • 3Engineering and Applications of Lasers and Accelerators Doctoral School (SDIALA), National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenței 313, RO-060042 Bucharest, Romania
  • 4Thales Systems Romania, 060071 Bucuresti, Romania
  • 5Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
  • 6Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
  • 7Faculty of Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
  • 8Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-081, Japan
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    M. O. Cernaianu, P. Ghenuche, F. Rotaru, L. Tudor, O. Chalus, C. Gheorghiu, D. C. Popescu, M. Gugiu, S. Balascuta, A. Magureanu, M. Tataru, V. Horny, B. Corobean, I. Dancus, A. Alincutei, T. Asavei, B. Diaconescu, L. Dinca, D. B. Dreghici, D. G. Ghita, C. Jalba, V. Leca, A. M. Lupu, V. Nastasa, F. Negoita, M. Patrascoiu, F. Schimbeschi, D. Stutman, C. Ticos, D. Ursescu, A. Arefiev, P. Tomassini, V. Malka, S. Gales, K. A. Tanaka, C. A. Ur, D. Doria. Commissioning of the 1 PW experimental area at ELI-NP using a short focal parabolic mirror for proton acceleration[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(2): 027204

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    Received: Sep. 28, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 1, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: D. Doria (domenico.doria@eli-np.ro)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0241077

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