Table of Contents

1. ALPA Introduction 2. Laser Wakefield Acceleration of Electrons 3. Dielectric Laser Acceleration of Electrons 4. Laser-Accelerated Electrons as X-Ray/γ-Ray Sources 5. Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration 6. Neutron Generation 7. New Tools for Facing New Challenges in Radiation Chemistry 8. Application of Laser-Driven Beams for Radiobiological Experiments 9. Ultra-Fast Opacity in Transparent Dielectrics Induced by Picosecond Bursts of Laser-Driven Ions 10. Using Laser-Driven Ion Sources to Study Fast Radiobiological Processes 11. Laser-Driven Ion Beam Radiotherapy (LIBRT) 12. Charged Particle Radiography and Tomographic Imaging 13. Radioisotope Production and Application 14. Space Radiation and Its Biological Effects 15. Space Irradiation Effects on Solar Cells 16. Analogy of Laser-Driven Acceleration with Electric Arc Discharge Materials Modification 17. Nuclear Reaction Analysis of Li-Ion Battery Electrodes by Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams 18. Possible Roles of Broad Energy Distribution in Ion Implantation and Pulsed Structure in Perturbed Angular Distribution Studies 19. A Compact Proton Linac Neutron Source at RIKEN 20. Neutron Science with Highly Brilliant Beams 21. ‘Fission–Fusion’: Novel Laser-Driven Nuclear Reaction Mechanism 22. Nuclear Reactions in a Laser-Driven Plasma Environment 23. Advances in Nondestructive Elemental Assaying Technologies 24. ALPA Conclusion

About the Author

Paul Bolton is a Guest Professor in the Department of Medical Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in München, Germany.

Katia Parodi is a Professor and Chair of Medical Physics in the Department of Medical Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in München, Germany.

Jörg Schreiber is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in München, Germany.