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ArticleNature communications2025

Stable laser-acceleration of high-flux proton beams with plasma collimation.

M J V Streeter, G D Glenn, S DiIorio, F Treffert, B Loughran, H Ahmed, S Astbury, M Borghesi, N Bourgeois, C B Curry and 24 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors.

M J V StreeterSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9086-9831
G D GlennSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5308-7977
S DiIorioGérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2111-4897
F TreffertSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1277-4241
B LoughranSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-3336
H AhmedCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-8971
S AstburyCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-9812
M BorghesiSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-0073
N BourgeoisCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.
C B CurrySLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-181X
S J D DannCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6875-631X
N P DoverThe John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0420-3940
T DzelzainisCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3042-1308
O C EttlingerThe John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Imperial College London, London, UK.
M GauthierSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6608-9325
L GiuffridaELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-4829
S H GlenzerSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9112-0558
R J GrayDepartment of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
J S GreenCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.
G S HicksThe John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Imperial College London, London, UK.
C HylandSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8262-3927
V IstokskaiaELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4768-9207
M KingDepartment of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3370-6141
D MargaroneSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
O McCuskerSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
P McKennaDepartment of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7091
Z NajmudinThe John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6323-4005
C ParisuañaSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1639-1264
P ParsonsSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
C SpindloeCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.
D R SymesCentral Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.
A G R ThomasGérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3206-8512
N XuThe John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Imperial College London, London, UK.
C A J PalmerSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. c.palmer@qub.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3762-0380

Funding

RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/Y001737/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laser-plasma acceleration of protons offers a compact, ultra-fast alternative to conventional acceleration techniques, and is being widely pursued for potential applications in medicine, industry and fundamental science. Creating a stable, collimated beam of protons at high repetition rates presents a key challenge. Here, we demonstrate the generation of multi-MeV proton beams from a fast-replenishing ambient-temperature liquid sheet. The beam has an unprecedentedly low divergence of 1° (≤20 mrad), resulting from magnetic self-guiding of the proton beam during propagation through a low density vapour. The proton beams, generated at a repetition rate of 5 Hz using only 190 mJ of laser energy, exhibit a hundred-fold increase in flux compared to beams from a solid target. Coupled with the high shot-to-shot stability of this source, this represents a crucial step towards applications.

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PMCPMC11759682

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