Author:
Ravichandran S.,Raymond A.,Longman A.,Bahk S.-W.,Mileham C.,Begishev I.,Qin S.,Dauphin N.,Shamlian J.,Roso L.,Fedosejevs R.,Hill W.T.
Abstract
We report on electron-acceleration dynamics in the focus of petawatt-class (PWC) lasers, and its role in directly assessing the aberrations and peak intensity at full power, with experimental measurements and simulations.