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Laser Wakefield Accelerators and Applications
LWFA of > 10 GeV electron beams using 3 PW driver
Table-top synchrotron facility for X-ray science
Table-top synchrotron facility for X-ray science

Laser Production of Protons, Ions, Neutrons and other Particles
“Light sail” ion acceleration with ~ 1 GeV/nucleon
Production of positrons, muons and pions
Medical applications
Production of positrons, muons and pions
Medical applications

Strong Field Physics and Relativistic Plasma
Nonlinear QED
Measurements of radiation reaction in both classical and quantum regimes
Laser absorption mechanisms at ultra-high intensities with the effects of radiation reaction
Measurements of radiation reaction in both classical and quantum regimes
Laser absorption mechanisms at ultra-high intensities with the effects of radiation reaction

Extreme Laboratory Astrophysics
The dynamics of magnetic fields in reconnection and generation of relativistic plasma jets
Laser-driven reconnection in a relativistic pair plasma
Relativistic shocks
Generation of streaming electron-positron plasmas
Laser-driven reconnection in a relativistic pair plasma
Relativistic shocks
Generation of streaming electron-positron plasmas

Basic Plasma Physics with Intense Lasers
Relativistic and strongly driven nonlinear effects of wave mixing in plasma
Relativistically induced transparency
Generation of strong magnetic fields (~105 Tesla) and energetic particle dynamics
Relativistically induced transparency
Generation of strong magnetic fields (~105 Tesla) and energetic particle dynamics

Nuclear Photonics
High flux monochromatic gamma ray beams for nuclear physics
Studies of photo-fission barriers and cross-sections
Rare fission modes
Nuclear isomers for high-density energy storage
Studies of photo-fission barriers and cross-sections
Rare fission modes
Nuclear isomers for high-density energy storage