Dr Mark Quinn
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Senior University Teacher in Physics
Employability Lead for Physics
Head of Level 1 Physics Laboratory
m.quinn@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4574
+44 114 222 4574
E34b, Hicks Building
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Dr Mark Quinn
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E34b
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E34b
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Research interests
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- Physics education
- Intense laser plasma interactions
- Laser plasma particle accelerators
- Space debris remediation
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Space-based application of the CAN laser to LIDAR and orbital debris remediation. The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 224(13), 2645-2655.
- Demonstration designs for the remediation of space debris from the International Space Station. Acta Astronautica, 112, 102-113.
- Design and properties of a coherent amplifying network laser. Applied Optics, 54(15), 4640-4645.
- ICAN: A novel laser architecture for space debris removal. Acta Astronautica, 105(1), 192-200.
- Are fiber-based lasers the future of accelerators?. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 740, 17-20.
- Injection and transport properties of fast electrons in ultraintense laser-solid interactions. Physics of Plasmas, 20(4), 043104-043104.
- Influence of laser irradiated spot size on energetic electron injection and proton acceleration in foil targets. Applied Physics Letters, 100(7), 074105-074105.
- On the investigation of fast electron beam filamentation in laser-irradiated solid targets using multi-MeV proton emission. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 53(12), 124012-124012.
- Surface transport of energetic electrons in intense picosecond laser-foil interactions. Applied Physics Letters, 99(17), 171502-171502.
- Spatially resolved X-ray spectroscopy using a flat HOPG crystal. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 653(1), 145-149.
- Controlling the properties of ultraintense laser–proton sources using transverse refluxing of hot electrons in shaped mass-limited targets. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 53(10), 105008-105008.
- Refluxing of fast electrons in solid targets irradiated by intense, picosecond laser pulses. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 53(2), 025007-025007.
- Fast electron propagation in high-density plasmas created by 1D shock wave compression: Experiments and simulations. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 244(2), 022060-022060.
- Modified proton radiography arrangement for the detection of ultrafast field fronts. Review of Scientific Instruments, 80(11), 113506-113506.
- Observation of the transient charging of a laser-irradiated solid. The European Physical Journal D, 55(2), 293-297.
- Dynamic control and enhancement of laser-accelerated protons using multiple laser pulses. Comptes Rendus Physique, 10(2-3), 188-196.
- Effects of front surface plasma expansion on proton acceleration in ultraintense laser irradiation of foil targets. Laser and Particle Beams, 26(4), 591-596.
- Signatures of the Self-Similar Regime of Strongly Coupled Stimulated Brillouin Scattering for Efficient Short Laser Pulse Amplification. Physical Review Letters, 116(7). View this article in WRRO
- Laser pulse propagation and enhanced energy coupling to fast electrons in dense plasma gradients. New Journal of Physics, 16(11), 113075-113075.
- Ballistic Focusing of Polyenergetic Protons Driven by Petawatt Laser Pulses. Physical Review Letters, 106(22).
- Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses. Physical Review Letters, 106(18).
- Spectral Enhancement in the Double Pulse Regime of Laser Proton Acceleration. Physical Review Letters, 105(19).
- Laser-Driven Fast Electron Collimation in Targets with Resistivity Boundary. Physical Review Letters, 105(13).
- Effect of self-generated magnetic fields on fast-electron beam divergence in solid targets. New Journal of Physics, 12(6), 063018-063018.
- Carbon ion acceleration from thin foil targets irradiated by ultrahigh-contrast, ultraintense laser pulses. New Journal of Physics, 12(4), 045020-045020.
- Laser-Driven Ultrafast Field Propagation on Solid Surfaces. Physical Review Letters, 102(19).
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
- New developments in energy transfer and transport studies in relativistic laser–plasma interactions. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 52(12) (pp 124046-124046)
- Fast electron propagation in high density plasmas created by shock wave compression. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 51(1) (pp 014005-014005)
Reports
Theses / Dissertations
- Space-based application of the CAN laser to LIDAR and orbital debris remediation. The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 224(13), 2645-2655.
- Teaching activities
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- PHY236 - Computational Physics for Theoretical Physicists
- PHY113 - Professional Skills in Physics
- Level 1 Tutorials
- Task force on Graduate Skills