Speaker
Description
The research activity of the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL) at Istituto
Nazionale di Ottica in Pisa is focused on fundamental studies of high-intensity laser
interaction with matter and their applications. The Laboratory participates to the
European Infrastructures EuPRAXIA, ELI and HiPER+ and is a member of the
Laserlab-Europe AISBL. Fundamental studies include plasma formation and
heating by intense laser beams, laser-induced instabilities and other non-linear
processes, atomic physics of highly-ionised plasmas, ultrashort X-ray emission
and acceleration of charged particles. In these areas the Laboratory has well
established collaborations with many leading international High-Power Laser
Laboratories and Facilities, as well as Academic Groups and features a long-term
experience in the training of young scientists through several schemes including
European Doctoral Networks.
Since 2022, the Lab is engaged in the implementation of the IPHOQS (Integrated
Infrastructure in Photonics and Quantum Sciences) and EuAPS (EuPRAXIA
Advanced Photon Sources) Infrastructures in the framework of the Italian Recovery
and Resilience Plan (PNRR). ILIL is also part of the PNRR Tuscany Health
Ecosystem “THE” for the development of novel radiation sources for Advanced
Radiotherapy radiation sources. The implementation of these activities includes a
major upgrade of the civil infrastructures and significant updates of the laser and
diagnostics equipment geared towards high average power, high repetition rate
operation and societal applications. A description of the current and soon-available
instrumental and experimental capabilities will be given, also in view of
collaborative and excellence based user operation.
