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Simultaneous dual wavelength high energy picosecond pulses for novel particle acceleration experiments
The generation of focused intensities of 5x10<sup>19</sup> Wcm<sup>-2</sup>
The Strickland-Mourou technique of Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) is now in common use on many laser systems and has resulted in massive increases in focused intensities. Implemented on the Vulcan laser system, the technique has generated multi-Joule subpicosecond pulses whilst maintaining beam quality to produce focused intensities of 5×1019 W cm-2