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Editorial p. 1

S. Jacquemot, Ph. Martin and E. Mével

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01108-5

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An integrated approach to ultraintense laser sciences: The PLASMON-X project p. 3

L. A. Gizzi, A. Bacci, S. Betti, C. A. Cecchetti, M. Ferrario, A. Gamucci, A. Giulietti, D. Giulietti, P. Koester, L. Labate et al. (5 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01109-4

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Generation and application of high energy, 30 fs pulses at 527 nm by hollow-fiber compression technique p. 11

C. Altucci, S. Amoruso, R. Bruzzese, M. Nisoli, I. Procino, G. Sansone, V. Tosa, R. Velotta, C. Vozzi et al. (2 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01110-y

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Isolated attosecond pulse generated by spatial shaping of femtosecond laser beam p. 15

V. Strelkov, E. Mével and E. Constant

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01111-x

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A quantitative-accurate S-matrix model for the description high-order harmonic generation p. 21

J. A. Pérez-Hernández and L. Plaja

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-0112-9

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Relativistic laser plasmas for novel radiation sources p. 25

A. Pukhov, T. Baeva and D. an der Brügge

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01113-8

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High order harmonic generation from solid targets: Towards intense attosecond pulses p. 35

A. Tarasevitch and D. von der Linde

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01114-7

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High-order harmonic generation from plasma mirrors p. 43

C. Thaury, F. Quéré, H. George, J. P. Geindre, P. Monot and Ph. Martin

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01115-6

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Mechanisms of electron injection into laser wakefields by a weak counter-propagating pulse p. 49

Z. M. Sheng, W. M. Wang, R. Trines, P. Norreys, M. Chen and J. Zhang

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01116-5

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High brightness keV harmonics from relativistically oscillating plasma surfaces p. 57

B. Dromey, D. Adams, S. Kar, C. Bellei, D. C. Carroll, R. J. Clarke, J. S. Green, S. Kneip, K. Markey, S. R. Nagel et al. (8 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01117-4

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Proton radiography of magnetic field in laser produced plasma p. 61

S. le Pape, P. Patel, S. Chen, R. Town and A. Mackinnon

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01118-3

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Smoothing of laser energy deposition by gas jets p. 65

D. Batani, R. Benocci, R. Dezulian, R. Redaelli, F. Canova, H. Stabile, G. Lucchini, V. Malka, J. Faure, M. Koenig et al. (8 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01119-2

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Fast electron energy deposition in aluminium foils: Resistive vs. drag heating p. 71

J. J. Santos, A. Debayle, Ph. Nicolaï, V. Tikhonchuk, M. Manclossi, D. Batani, A. Guemnie-Tafo, J. Faure, V. Malka and J. J. Honrubia

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01120-9

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Recent results at LULI on fast electron transport with and without guiding cone in the context of fast ignitor p. 77

S. D. Baton, M. Koenig, J. Fuchs, L. Gremillet, C. Rousseaux, D. Batani, A. Morace, M. Nakatsutsumi, R. Kodama, T. Norimatsu et al. (6 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01121-8

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Numerical simulations of the HiPER baseline target p. 83

X. Ribeyre, Ph. Nicolaï, G. Schurtz, M. Olazabal-Loumé, J. Breil, P. H. Maire, J. L. Feugeas, L. Hallo and V. T. Tikhonchuk

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01122-7

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Importance of magnetic resistive fields in the heating of a micro-cone target irradiated by a high intensity laser p. 89

E. d'Humières, J. Rassuchine, S. Baton, J. Fuchs, P. Guillou, M. Koenig, L. Gremillet, C. Rousseaux, R. Kodama, M. Nakatsutsumi et al. (12 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01123-6

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Particle acceleration in ultra-intense laser plasma interaction p. 97

P. Mora

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01124-5

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Laser-driven proton acceleration and applications: Recent results p. 105

M. Borghesi, T. Toncian, J. Fuchs, C. A. Cecchetti, L. Romagnani, S. Kar, K. Quinn, B. Ramakrishna, P. A. Wilson, P. Antici et al. (12 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01125-4

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Ion acceleration in ultra-high contrast regime p. 111

A. Lévy, T. Ceccotti, H. Popescu, F. Réau, P. D'Oliveira, P. Monot, Ph. Martin, J. P. Geindre and E. Lefebvre

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01126-3

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Electron sheath dynamics and structure in intense laser driven ion acceleration p. 117

S. Ter-Avetisyan, M. Schnürer, T. Sokollik, P. V. Nickles, W. Sandner, U. Stein, D. Habs, T. Nakamura and K. Mima

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01127-2

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Laser ion acceleration in a mass limited targets p. 123

A. A. Andreev, J. Limpouch, J. Psikal, K. Yu. Platonov and V. T. Tikhonchuk

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01128-1

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Ionization instability of a relativistic electron beam propagating through a dielectric target p. 127

A. Debayle and V. T. Tikhonchuk

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01129-0

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Enhanced ion acceleration with extremely thin foils p. 133

R. A. Loch, A. Lévy, T. Ceccotti, F. Quéré, C. Thaury, H. George, F. Bijkerk, K.-J. Boller and Ph. Martin

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01130-7

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Time and space resolved interferometry for detecting plasma expansion from solid targets p. 139

P. Antici, J. Fuchs, M. Borghesi, T. Grismayer, S. Atzeni, C. A. Cecchetti, L. Gremillet, A. Mancic, P. Mora, A. C. Pipahl et al. (4 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01131-6

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Observations of plasma heating by fast electron transport at the back side of solid targets p. 143

G. Malka, Ph. Nicolai, E. Brambrink, J. Santos, M. M. Aléonard, P. Audebert, J. Breil, G. Claverie, M. Gerbaux, F. Gobet et al. (6 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01132-5

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High-intensity lasers as radiation sources - An overview of laser-induced nuclear reactions and applications p. 147

J. Galy, D. J. Hamilton and C. Normand

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01133-4

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Grazing incidence pumping of an 18.9 nm Ni-like Mo X-ray laser p. 153

N. Booth, M. H. Edwards, Z. Zhai, G. J. Tallents, T. Dzelzainis, C. L.S. Lewis, A. Behjat, Q. Dong, S. J. Wang, D. Neely et al. (2 more)

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01134-3

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Particles formation in an expanding plasma p. 159

E. Lescoute, L. Hallo, B. Chimier, D. Hébert, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Stenz, J.-M. Chevalier, J.-L. Rullier and S. Palmier

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01135-2

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Fundamental processes in relativistic laser plasmas p. 165

S. V. Bulanov

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01136-1

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(2γ,2e) total and differential cross-section calculations for helium with ħω = 40–50 eV p. 175

H. Bachau and B. Piraux

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01137-0

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QED vacuum effects in intense laser fields p. 181

A. Di Piazza and K. Z. Hatsagortsyan

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01138-y

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Exotic atoms in superintense laser fields - Applications in atomic, nuclear, and particle physics p. 187

C. Müller, A. Shahbaz, T. J. Bürvenich, K. Z. Hatsagortsyan and C. H. Keitel

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01139-x

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Direct observation of quantum-path interferences in high order harmonic generation p. 191

E. Cormier, A. Zaïr, M. Holler, F. Schapper, U. Keller, A. Wyatt, A. Monmayrant, I. Walmsley, T. Auguste and P. Salières

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01140-5

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Quasi-static electromagnetic pulse generated by ultra-intense laser pulses p. 195

T. Nakamura and K. Mima

Published online: 07 August 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01141-4

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