Laboratory Astrophysics
We lead a laboratory astrophysics project on the creation of laser-produced plasmas that mimic, to a large extent, those found in accretion-powered X-ray sources such as neutron star binaries and quasars.
In collaboration with the QUB’s Centre for Plasma Physics, this work makes extensive use of high-power laser facilities, including the VULCAN laser at the , and the Orion laser at . The latter is the most energetic laser available in the UK, delivering up to 5 kJ at 351 nm in 10 x 1 ns duration beams.
ARC Academic:
(Emeritus)