Laser-plasma acceleration proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" Course CLXXIX, Varenna on Lake Como, Villa Monastero, 20-25 June 2011 (IOS Press, 2012)
Paralleltitel: Accelerazione laser-plasma
Includes bibliographical references
Preface / F. Ferroni, L.A. Gizzi and R. Faccini -- Physics of high-intensity laser-plasma interactions / P. Gibbon -- Accelerator physics: basic principles on beam focusing and transport / M. Ferrario -- Lasers for laser plasma acceleration / I.O. Musgrave -- Particle beam diagnostics and control / G. Kube -- Laser plasma diagnostics / L.A. Gizzi -- Preliminary results of the self-injection test experiment (SITE) at FLAME / T. Levato ... [et al.] -- Development of a multi-GeV spectrometer for laser-plasma experiments at FLAME / F. Anelli ... [et al.] -- Laser-driven acceleration of ions: state of the art, perspectives and applications / M. Borghesi -- Polarization of laser-accelerated ions / A. Holler ... [et al.] -- Acceleration of ions up to 20 MeV/nucleon in the ultrashort, high-intensity regime / R. Prasad ... [et al.] -- Toward laser-driven mini-linac's for biomedical uses / A. Giulietti -- Radiation protection for laser-based accelerators / A. Esposito