I am a plasma physicist in the field of numerical simulations of intense laser interaction with matter. My research interests are ion acceleration and related high flux neutron beam generation, laser wakefield acceleration of electrons, secondary sources of radiation from terahertz scale to X-rays, inertial fusion, and also contemporary simulation tools employed at supercomputers. I conduct my research at Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics, currently the most powerful laser in the world.
At this website, you can find information about my research, scientific outcomes and some materials (presentation, lab reports, codes) related to my former studies at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University.
- Scientific curriculum - employment history, educational history, supervised students
- Publications - peer-reviewed papers, conference proceedings
- Former studies - my university theses, outputs of passed courses, presentations, popular laboratory reports (mainly in Czech though)
- Conferences, schools, invited talks, public lectures
- Upcoming public appearances:
- 21st May 2025, meeting of the mayors of the Association of Municipalities of the Hlučín Region in the Czech Republic in Brașov, Romania. Talk on my internatinal career and work in ELI NP. Invitation by Ing. Martin Hiltavský.
- 51st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, July 2025, Vilnius, Lithuania. Invited talk on Highly efficient laser wakefield accelerator and gamma/neutron sources. Invitation by Prof. Marija Vranić.
- New published paper:
- 14th March 2025: M. O. Cernaianu et al.: Commissioning of the 1 PW experimental area at ELI-NP using a short focal parabolic mirror for proton acceleration, Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 10, 027204.
- 15th January 2025: A. Curcio et al.: Measurement of femtosecond incoherent XUV pulses using shot-noise-driven fluctuations in plasma betatron sources, Physical Review E, 111, L013201.
- 6th September 2024: Horný, V., Bleotu, P. G., Ursescu, D., Malka, V. & Tomassini, P.: Efficient laser wakefield accelerator in pump depletion dominated bubble regime, Physical Review E, 110, 035202. Open access.
- Pending manuscripts in review:
- 18th April 2024: Horný, V., Burdonov, K., Fazzini, A. et al.: A "lighthouse" laser-driven staged proton accelerator allowing for ultrafast angular and spectral control.
- 28th September 2023: Lelasseux, V., Söderström, P.-A., Aogaki, S. et al.: Experimental investigation of the effect of ionization on the 51V(p,n)51Cr reaction.
