Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions VIII

This conference will be dedicated to new developments on the laser acceleration of electrons, protons, and ions. This includes methods based on the interaction of intense lasers with structures and plasmas at gas and solid densities. Experiments, diagnostics, theory, and numerical modeling of laser accelerators will be discussed. Papers are solicited on the following topics:

• interaction of intense laser pulses with structures, gases, solid targets, and particle beams
• generation of large amplitude plasma waves with intense laser pulses
• self-guiding and channel guiding of intense laser pulses
• intense laser-plasma instabilities
• particle acceleration with lasers
• particle injection techniques for laser accelerators
• particle beam interaction with plasmas
• particle beam quality in laser accelerators
• staging of laser accelerators
• diagnostics for laser accelerators and ultra-short particle bunches
• theoretical and numerical modeling of laser accelerators.