Left: Laser-generated proton source; Right: Laser microchannel experiment. Photo credit by Gerrit Bruhaug and the LLE.[1]
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↑ Laboratory for Laser Energetics. The photo is also found in Dr. Bruhaug's thesis: Laser-Driven Relativistic Electron and Terahertz Radiation Sources for HED Experiments .
Summary: The picture on the left is a laser-generated Target Normal Sheath Acceleration proton source. A relativistically intense laser hits a foil and blows out a huge jet of protons (and electrons) at MeV energies.
