Laser-driven acceleration by microstructured silicon targets

<p>Diagnostic data from a high power laser plasma experiment realised at the Central Laser Facility, UK. Target Area Petawatt with the VULCAN OPCPA laser system was used, to compare microstructured silicon targets (produced at the Detektor- & Targetlabor at the Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany) with flat silicon foils. This spreadsheet shows the laser parameters together with the diagnostic data for 1053nm reflection from target, 527nm emission from target, characteristic X-ray, electron and ion spectra.</p