Content: Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Editors' Preface
About the Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1: ALPA Introduction
1.1 General Aims of This Book
1.2 Lasers in Accelerator Development: Some Important Concepts and Milestones
1.3 Uniqueness in the Laser Case
1.4 Organization of This Book
References for Chapter 1
Section I : Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration and Associated Energetic Photon and Neutron Generation: Current Understanding and Basic Capabilities
Chapter 2: Laser Wakefield Acceleration of Electrons
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principle 4.4 Betatron Emission4.5 Appendix: Numerical Treatment, a Do-It-Yourself Approach
References for Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Properties of Laser-Accelerated Protons
5.1.2 Principles of Ion Acceleration
5.2 State of the Art
5.2.1 Progress in Proton Energy Enhancement
5.2.2 Proton Energy Scaling with Short-Pulse Drivers
5.2.3 Progress in Ion Bunch Properties
5.3 Ion Acceleration Physics
5.3.1 Laser-Plasma Interaction Scenario
5.3.2 Target Normal Sheath Acceleration
5.3.3 Radiation Pressure Acceleration 5.3.4 Collisionless Shock Acceleration5.3.5 Relativistic Transparency and Other Mechanisms
5.4 Advanced Optimization Strategies
5.4.1 Target Engineering
5.4.2 Optical Control and Post-Acceleration
5.5 Discussion and Outlook
References for Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Neutron Generation
6.1 Introduction to Laser-Driven Neutron Generation
6.2 Previous Research
6.2.1 Photon-Induced Reactions
6.2.2 Cluster Fusion
6.2.3 Ion Beam-Driven Fusion
6.2.4 Relativistic Transparency
6.3 Neutron Production
6.4 Recent Experimental Results
6.5 Applications
6.5.1 Fast Neutron Radiography 6.5.2 Active Interrogation of Sensitive Nuclear Material6.5.3 Neutron Resonance Spectroscopy
6.5.4 On-Site Neutron-Based System Tests
6.5.5 Material Sciences
6.5.6 DPA and Annealing Research
6.6 Academic Access
6.7 Summary
References for Chapter 6
Section II : Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration
Chapter 7: New Tools for Facing New Challenges in Radiation Chemistry
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Contribution of Radiation Chemistry
7.3 Hot Topics in Radiation Chemistry
7.3.1 Probing the Radical Precursors in Water: Water Radical Cation (H2O+) and Presolvated Electron