The ENSURE project also engages in training several young researchers, fostering the networking among students with different backgrounds and building up a synergistic environment for teamwork. Overall, 12 master’s degree and 5 PhD students have been involved in the project. Most of their works are available for download.
PhD Projects
Davide Vavassori, PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, ongoing, 2019-2022 (expected)
Francesco Mirani, Numerical and experimental investigation of laser-driven radiation sources for materials characterization, PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, 2017-2021
Arianna Formenti, Advances in laser-driven ion acceleration theory, PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, 2016-2020
Andrea Pazzaglia, Investigation on near-critical double-layer targets for enhanced laser-driven ion acceleration, PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, 2016-2020
Lorenzo Cialfi, Advances in Target Normal Sheath Acceleration with traditional and nanostructured targets, PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, 2013-2017
Master’s Theses
Marta Galbiati, Numerical investigation of high-energy photon emission in laser-plasma interaction with double-layer targets, MSc thesis in Physics Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
Matteo Lo Verso, Massively parallel particle-in-cell simulations of laser-plasma interaction : a perfomance analysis, MSc thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
Daniele Calzolari, Photon activation analysis with laser-driven sources, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
Davide Orecchia, Femtosecond pulsed laser deposition of carbon nanofoams for laser-driven ion acceleration, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
Rafael Caprani, Compact photon sources in multi-PetaWatt facilities : a kinetic numerical investigation, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020, in collaboration with the Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation des Lasers Intenses (LULI).
Anna Chiara Giovannelli, Medical radioisotope production by means of laser-driven proton accelerators: a theoretical study, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2019
Davide Vavassori, Production of optimized targets for enhanced laser-driven ion acceleration, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2019
Francesca Maria Arioli, Compact laser-driven neutron sources: a theoretical investigation, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2018
Alessandro Tentori, Laser-driven Neutron Sources: A First Numerical Investigation, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2018
Francesco Mirani, Ion beam analysis with laser-driven proton beams, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2017
Arianna Formenti, Intense laser interaction with nanostructured plasmas: a kinetic numerical investigation, MSc thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2016
Andrea Pazzaglia, Produzione e caratterizzazione di bersagli multistrato per l’accelerazione di ioni mediante laser superintensi, MSc thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2016