The main results of the project are being published on different peer-reviewed journals. All papers published before 2022 are publicly available for download at the corresponding link.
2025
F. Mirani, K. Ambrogioni, A. Maffini, F. Gatti, M. S. Galli De Magistris, M. Galbiati, D. Vavassori, D. Orecchia, D. Rastelli, D. Mazzucconi, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, J. L. Henares, A. Morabito, J. Pérez-Hernández, J. I. Apiñaniz, M. Ehret, T. Cebriano, L. Volpe, A. Pola, and M. Passoni
Addressing the role of advanced targets for enhanced control of laser-driven hadron sources
Physical Review Applied, 24, 014017 (2025) [pdf]
D. P. Molloy, D. Orecchia, M. Tosca, A. Milani, M. Valt, A. McNamee, C. R. J. Fitzpatrick, V. Kantarelou, J. P. Kennedy, P. Martin, G. Nersisyan, K. Biliak, M. Protsak, D. Nikitin, M. Borghesi, A. Choukoutov, L. Giuffrida, S. Kar, A. Maffini, M. Passoni, A. Picciotto, and D. Margarone
Alpha particle production from novel targets via laser-driven proton-boron fusion
Physical Review Research, 7, 013230 (2025) [pdf]
K. L. Batani, M. R. D. Rodrigues, A. Bonasera, M. Cipriani, F. Consoli, F. Filippi, M. M. Scisciò, L. Giuffrida, V. Kantarelou, S. Stancek, R. Lera, J. A. Pérez-Hernández, L. Volpe, I. C. E. Turcu, M. Passoni, D. Vavassori, D. Dellasega, A. Maffini, M. Huault, H. Larreur, L. Sayo, T. Carriere, P. Nicolai, D. Raffestin, D. Singappuli, and D. Batani
Generation of radioisotopes for medical applications using high-repetition, high-intensity lasers
High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 13, e11 (2025) [pdf]
2024
A. Picciotto, M. Valt, D. P. Molloy, A. Gaiardo, A. Milani, V. Kantarelou, L. Giuffrida, G. Nersisyan, A. McNamee, J. P. Kennedy, C. R. J. Fitzpatrick, P. Martin, D. Orecchia, A. Maffini, P. Scauso, L. Vanzetti, I. C. E. Turcu, L. Ferrario., R. Hall-Wilton, and D. Margarone
Ammonia borane-based targets for new developments in laser-driven proton boron fusion
Applied Surface Science, 672, 160797 (2024) [pdf]
F. Gatti, F. Mirani, D. Rastelli, D. Mazzucconi, J. L. Henares, A. Morabito, A. Pola, and M. Passoni
Design of a semiconductor-based proton spectrometer for laser-driven sources applications
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, 73, 3536912 (2024) [pdf]
D. Orecchia, A. Maffini, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and M. Passoni
Versatile Synthesis of Nanofoams through Femtosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition
Small Structures, 5, 2300560 (2024) [pdf]
A. Formenti, M. Galbiati, and M. Passoni
Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of laser-driven multiradiation sources based on double-layer targets
Physical Review E, 109, 035206 (2024) [pdf]
2023
A. Maffini, M. Cipriani, D. Orecchia, V. Ciardiello, A. Formenti, F. Consoli, and M. Passoni
Numerical Study of Carbon Nanofoam Targets for Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Experiments
Laser and Particle Beams, 1214430, 1-9 (2023) [pdf]
A. Maffini, F. Mirani, A. C. Giovannelli, A. Formenti, and M. Passoni
Laser-driven production with advanced targets of Copper-64 for medical applications
Frontiers in Physics, 11, 1223023 (2023) [pdf]
A. Maffini, F. Mirani, M. Galbiati, K. Ambrogioni, F. Gatti, M. S. Galli De Magistris, D. Vavassori, D. Orecchia, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and M. Passoni
Towards compact laser-driven accelerators: exploring the potential of advanced double-layer targets
European Physical Journal Techn. Instrum., 10, 15 (2023) [pdf]
F. Mirani, A. Maffini, and M. Passoni
Laser-Driven Neutron Generation with Near-Critical Targets and Application to Materials Characterization
Physical Review Applied, 19(4), 044020 (2023) [pdf]
M. Galbiati, A. Formenti, M. Grech, and M. Passoni
Numerical investigation of non-linear inverse Compton scattering in double-layer targets
Frontiers in Physics, 11, 1117543 (2023) [pdf]
2022
A. Maffini, D. Orecchia, A. Pazzaglia, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and M. Passoni
Pulsed laser deposition of carbon nanofoam
Applied Surface Science 599, 153859 (2022) [pdf]
A. Maffini, A. Pazzaglia, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, and M. Passoni
Production of Carbon Nanofoam by Pulsed Laser Deposition on Flexible Substrates
In: Nanoporous Carbons for Soft and Flexible Energy Devices. Carbon Materials: Chemistry and Physics, vol 11. Springer, Cham. (2022)
A. Formenti, M. Galbiati, and M. Passoni
Modeling and simulations of ultra-intense laser-driven bremsstrahlung with double-layer targets
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 64, 044009 (2022)
2021
D. Dellasega, F. Mirani, D. Vavassori, C. Conti, and M. Passoni
Role of energetic ions in the growth of fcc and ω crystalline phases in Ti films deposited by HiPIMS
Applied Surface Science, 556, 149678 (2021). [pdf]
F. Mirani, D. Calzolari, A. Formenti, and M. Passoni
Superintense laser-driven photon activation analysis
Communications Physics 4, 185 (2021) [pdf]
I. Prencipe, J. Metzkes-Ng, A. Pazzaglia, C. Bernert, D. Dellasega, L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, M. Garten, T. Kluge, S. Kraft, A. Laso Garcia, A. Maffini, L. Obst-Huebl, M. Rehwald, M. Sobiella, K. Zeil, U. Schramm, T. E. Cowan, and M. Passoni
Efficient laser-driven proton and Bremsstrahlung generation from cluster-assembled foam targets
New Journal of Physics, 23 093015 (2021) [pdf]
2020
A. Pazzaglia, L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, A. Maffini, and M. Passoni
A theoretical model of laser-driven ion acceleration from near-critical double-layer targets
Communications Physics 3, 133 (2020) [pdf]
F. Mirani, A. Maffini, F. Casamichiela, A. Pazzaglia, A. Formenti, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, D. Vavassori, D. Bortot, M. Huault, G. Zeraouli, V.Ospina, S. Malko, J. I. Apiñaniz, J. A. Perez-Hernández, D. De Luis, G.Gatti, L. Volpe, A. Pola, and M. Passoni
Integrated quantitative PIXE analysis and EDX spectroscopy using a laser-driven particle source
Science Advances 2021; 7 : eabc8660. [pdf]
A. Formenti, A. Maffini, and M. Passoni
Non-equilibrium effects in a relativistic plasma sheath model
New Journal of Physics 22, 053020 (2020) [pdf]
L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, A. Pazzaglia, F. M. Arioli, A. Tentori, and M. Passoni
Enhanced laser-driven hadron sources with nanostructured double-layer targets
New Journal of Physics 22, 033045 (2020) [pdf]
M. Passoni, F. M Arioli, L. Cialfi, D. Dellasega, L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, A. C. Giovannelli, A. Maffini, F. Mirani, A. Pazzaglia, A. Tentori, D. Vavassori, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and V. Russo
Advanced laser-driven ion sources and their applications in materials and nuclear science
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 61, 014022 (2020) [pdf]
2019
A. Maffini, A. Pazzaglia, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, and M. Passoni
Growth dynamics of pulsed laser deposited nanofoams
Physical Review Materials 3, 083404 (2019) [pdf]
A. Pazzaglia, A. Maffini, D. Dellasega, A. Lamperti, and M. Passoni
Reference-free evaluation of thin films mass thickness and composition through energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Material Characterization 153, 92 (2019) [pdf]
M. Passoni, L. Fedeli, and F. Mirani
Superintense Laser-driven ion beam analysis
Scientific Reports 9.1 (2019): 9202 [pdf]
A. Macchi, G. Cantono, L. Fedeli, F. Pisani, and T. Ceccotti
Extreme high field plasmonics: Electron acceleration and XUV harmonic generation from ultrashort surface plasmons
Physics of Plasmas 26, 042114 (2019) [pdf]
E. Besozzi, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, C. Conti, M. Passoni, and M. G. Beghi
Thermomechanical properties of amorphous metallic tungsten-oxygen
and tungsten-oxide coatings,
Materials & Design 165 (2019) 107565 [pdf]
2018
C. E. Bottani, and D. Fioretto
Brillouin scattering of phonons in complex materials,
Advances in Physics: X 3 (2018) 1467281 [pdf]
L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, L. Cialfi, A. Pazzaglia, and M. Passoni
Ultra-intense laser interaction with nanostructured near-critical plasmas,
Scientific Reports 8 (2018) 3834 [pdf]
E. Besozzi, A. Maffini, D. Dellasega, V. Russo, A. Facibeni, A. Pazzaglia, M.G. Beghi, and M. Passoni
Nanosecond laser pulses for mimicking thermal effects on nanostructured tungsten-based materials,
Nuclear Fusion 58 (2018) 036019 (12pp) [pdf]
E. Besozzi, D. Dellasega, A. Pezzoli, A. Mantegazza, M. Passoni, and M. G. Beghi
Coefficient of thermal expansion of nanostructured tungsten based coatings assessed by substrate curvature method,
Materials & Design 137 (2018) 192-203 [pdf]
L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, L. Cialfi, A. Sgattoni, G .Cantono, and M. Passoni
Structured targets for advanced laser-driven sources,
Plasma Phys. Control. Fus. 60 (2018) 014013 [pdf]
2017
I. Prencipe et al.
Targets for high repetition rate laser facilities: needs, challenges and perspectives,
High Power Laser Science and Engineering (2017) 5, 17-31 [pdf]
D. Dellasega, V. Russo, A. Pezzoli, C. Conti, N. Lecis, E. Besozzi, M. Beghi, C. E. Bottani, and M. Passoni
Boron films produced by high energy Pulsed Laser Deposition,
Materials & Design 134 (2017) 35-43 [pdf]
L. Fedeli, A. Formenti, C. E. Bottani, and M. Passoni
Parametric investigation of laser interaction with uniform and nanostructured near-critical plasmas,
Eur. Phys. J. D (2017) 71:202 [pdf]
A. Maffini, L. Moser, L. Marot, R. Steiner, D. Dellasega, A. Uccello, E. Meyer, and M. Passoni
In situ cleaning of diagnostic first mirrors: an experimental comparison between plasma and laser cleaning in ITER-relevant conditions,
Nucl. Fusion 57 (2017) 046014 (13pp) [pdf]
L. Fedeli, A. Sgattoni, G. Cantono, and A. Macchi
Relativistic surface-plasmon enhanced harmonic generation from gratings,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 051103 (2017) [pdf]
2016
I. Prencipe, A. Sgattoni, D. Dellasega, L. Fedeli, L. Cialfi, Il Woo Choi, I. Jong Kim, K. A. Janulewicz, K. F. Kakolee, Hwang Woon Lee, Jae Hee Sung, Seong Ku Lee, Chang Hee Nam, and M Passoni
Development of foam-based layered targets for laser-driven ion beam production,
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 58 (2016) 034019 (8pp) [pdf]
M. Passoni, A. Sgattoni, I. Prencipe, L. Fedeli, D. Dellasega, L. Cialfi, Il Woo Choi, I Jong Kim, K. A. Janulewicz, Hwang Woon Lee, Jae Hee Sung, Seong Ku Lee, and Chang Hee Nam
Toward high-energy laser-driven ion beams: Nanostructured double-layer targets,
PHYSICAL REVIEW ACCELERATORS AND BEAMS 19, 061301 (2016) [pdf]
A. Maffini, A. Uccello, D. Dellasega, and M. Passoni
Laser cleaning of diagnostic mirrors from tungsten–oxygen tokamak-like contaminants,
Nucl. Fusion 56 (2016) 086008 (9pp) [pdf]
E. Besozzi D. Dellasega, A. Pezzoli, C. Conti, M. Passoni, and M. G. Beghi
Amorphous, ultra-nano- and nano-crystalline tungsten-based coatings grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition: mechanical characterization by Surface Brillouin Spectroscopy,
Materials & Design 106 (2016): 14-21 [pdf]
L. Cialfi, L. Fedeli, and M. Passoni
Electron heating in subpicosecond laser interaction with overdense and near-critical plasmas,
Physical Review E 94.5 (2016): 053201 [pdf]