The development of meta-optics with high-aspect ratio, ultratall nanopillars has opened up an advanced nanotechnology platform for the shaping of intense structured light. We will highlight the promises and challenges lying ahead for the control of laser-plasma applications.
The AEgIS experiment at CERN investigates the behaviour of antimatter under gravity, requiring precise spatial and temporal control of antiprotons (and other antimatter particles) using electrostatic and magnetic traps. In this contribution, a CST Studio Suite-based modelling workflow developed to simulate and optimize antiproton trapping configurations, including field homogeneity, electrode...
Plasma-based accelerators provide a compact and efficient means of generating ultra-relativistic particles [1], making them strong candidates for next-generation light sources. These X-ray sources are inherently ultrafast, highly-collimated, and energetic, with applications in biology, plasma physics, and material and high energy density science. These sources are compact and affordable but...
Recent advances in laser technology have significantly propelled the development of Laser Plasma Accelerators (LPAs). However, a critical factor influencing the quality and performance of the plasma-target interaction is the spatial structure of the laser pulse, especially its wavefront. To address this, we present, in collaboration with Dynamic Optics, an optimization software capable of...
