Characterization of hot electrons generated by laser–plasma interaction at shock ignition intensities by E. D. Filippov, M. Khan, A. Tentori, P. Gajdos, A. S. Martynenko, R. Dudzak, P. Koester, G. Zeraouli, D. Mancelli, F. Baffigi, L. A. Gizzi, S. A. Pikuz, Ph.D. Nicolaï, N. C. Woolsey, R. Fedosejevs, M. Krus, L. Juha, D. Batani, O. Renner, G. Cristoforetti

“…Ablators with differing composition from low Z (parylene N) to high Z (nickel) were used in multilayer planar targets to produce plasmas with different coronal temperature and collisionality and modify the conditions of hot-electron generation. The variety of available diagnostics allowed full characterization of the population of hot electrons, retrieving their conversion efficiency, time generation and duration, temperature, and angular divergence. …”
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Investigation on the origin of hot electrons in laser plasma interaction at shock ignition intensities by G. Cristoforetti, F. Baffigi, D. Batani, R. Dudzak, R. Fedosejevs, E. D. Filippov, P. Gajdos, L. Juha, M. Khan, P. Koester, M. Krus, D. Mancelli, A. S. Martynenko, Ph. Nicolai, S. A. Pikuz, O. Renner, A. Tentori, L. Volpe, N. Woolsey, G. Zeraouli, L. A. Gizzi

“…A detailed time- and spectrally-resolved characterization of Stimulated Raman Scattering and Two Plasmon Decay instabilities, as well as of the generated hot electrons, suggest that Stimulated Raman Scattering is the dominant source of hot electrons via the damping of daughter plasma waves. …”
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3D Monte-Carlo model to study the transport of hot electrons in the context of inertial confinement fusion. Part II by A. Tentori, A. Colaïtis, D. Batani

“…We describe two numerical investigations performed using a 3D plasma Monte-Carlo code, developed to study hot-electron transport in the context of inertial confinement fusion. …”
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3D Monte-Carlo model to study the transport of hot electrons in the context of inertial confinement fusion. Part I by A. Tentori, A. Colaïtis, D. Batani

“…We describe the development of a 3D Monte-Carlo model to study hot-electron transport in ionized or partially ionized targets, considering regimes typical of inertial confinement fusion. …”
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Multibeam laser–plasma interaction at the Gekko XII laser facility in conditions relevant for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion by G. Cristoforetti, P. Koester, S. Atzeni, D. Batani, S. Fujioka, Y. Hironaka, S. Hüller, T. Idesaka, K. Katagiri, K. Kawasaki, R. Kodama, D. Mancelli, Ph. Nicolai, N. Ozaki, A. Schiavi, K. Shigemori, R. Takizawa, T. Tamagawa, D. Tanaka, A. Tentori, Y. Umeda, A. Yogo, L. A. Gizzi

“…Laser–plasma interaction and hot electrons have been characterized in detail in laser irradiation conditions relevant for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion. …”
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