Overview and Recent Developments of the Frascati Laser for Acceleration and Multidisciplinary Experiments Laser Facility at SPARC_LAB
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Abstract
An overview of the 200 TW Frascati Laser for Acceleration and Multidisciplinary Experiments (FLAME) at the SPARC_LAB Test Facility at the National Laboratories of Frascati (LNF-INFN) is presented. The FLAME laser is employed to investigate different laser–matter interaction schemes, i.e., electron acceleration and secondary radiation sources through Laser Wakefield Acceleration (LWFA) or ion and proton generation through Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA), for a wide range of scientific areas including the biomedical applications. Finally, recently performed experimental campaigns within the EuAPS and EuPRAXIA frameworks are reported.
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OpenAlex topics: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics · High-pressure geophysics and materials · Laser Design and Applications
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Affiliations
Department of Physics, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Tor Vergata, Via Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
NAST Centre, Via Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Via Enrico Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy
Funding
European Union-Next Generation EU
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