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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Hannes Alfvén Prize, European Physical Society for major contributions to the development of compact laser-plasma accelerators, and to their innovative applications to science and society, which span ultra-fast phenomena, accelerator physics, medicine, radiobiology, chemistry and material science.
  • 2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics (IOP)
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For important experimental contributions to the development of compact laser plasma accelerators and nonlinear laserplasma interactions

Overview

Victor Malka is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Within these broad fields, they have contributed extensively to Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Radiation.

Their work covers several key topics related to laser and plasma physics, including:

  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Laser Design and Applications
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Victor Malka's notable recent papers include:

  • "Seeded free-electron laser driven by a compact laser plasma accelerator," 2022, published in Nature Photonics
  • "Phase-locked laser-wakefield electron acceleration," 2020, published in Nature Photonics
  • "Laser plasma accelerators," 2020, published in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
  • "Effects of the Transverse Instability and Wave Breaking on the Laser-Driven Thin Foil Acceleration," 2020, published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Ultra-high dose rate radiation production and delivery systems intended for FLASH," 2022, published in Medical Physics

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Letters, Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Nature Photonics, and Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Their contributions to these venues reflect consistent engagement with topics at the intersection of laser physics and advanced materials science.

Collaborative work is a prominent aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including Sheroy Tata, I. A. Andriyash, E. Kroupp, Slava Smartsev, and C. Thaury. These collaborations have involved multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing partnerships within a specialized research network.

Victor Malka has received several distinctions, such as:

  • Hannes Alfvén Prize from the European Physical Society in 2019 for contributions to compact laser-plasma accelerators and their applications across multiple scientific disciplines
  • Membership in the European Academy of Sciences since 2017
  • Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics (IOP) in 2017
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2008, recognized for experimental contributions to compact laser plasma accelerators and nonlinear laser-plasma interactions

Best Publications

  • A laser-plasma accelerator producing monoenergetic electron beams

    Jérôme Faure;Yannick Glinec;A. Pukhov;S. Kiselev

  • Electron acceleration from the breaking of relativistic plasma waves

    A. Modena;Z. Najmudin;A. E. Dangor;C. E. Clayton

  • Controlled injection and acceleration of electrons in plasma wakefields by colliding laser pulses

    J. Faure;C. Rechatin;A. Norlin;A. Lifschitz

  • Laser-driven proton scaling laws and new paths towards energy increase

    J. Fuchs;P. Antici;E. d'Humières;E. Lefebvre

  • Electron Acceleration by a Wake Field Forced by an Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulse

    Victor Malka;S. Fritzler;E. Lefebvre;M.-M. Aleonard

  • Production of a keV x-ray beam from synchrotron radiation in relativistic laser-plasma interaction.

    Antoine Rousse;Kim Ta Phuoc;Kim Ta Phuoc;Rahul Shah;Alexander Pukhov

  • Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators

    S. Corde;K. Ta Phuoc;G. Lambert;R. Fitour

  • Principles and applications of compact laser–plasma accelerators

    Victor Malka;Jérôme Faure;Yann A. Gauduel;Erik Lefebvre

  • All-optical Compton gamma-ray source

    K. Ta Phuoc;S. Corde;C. Thaury;V. Malka

  • Few femtosecond, few kiloampere electron bunch produced by a laser-plasma accelerator

    Olle Lundh;Olle Lundh;J. Lim;Clément Rechatin;L. Ammoura

  • Practicability of protontherapy using compact laser systems

    Victor Malka;Sven Fritzler;Erik Lefebvre;Emmanuel d'Humières

  • Observation of Laser Wakefield Acceleration of Electrons

    François Amiranoff;S. Baton;D. Bernard;B. Cros

  • Observation of Electron Energies Beyond the Linear Dephasing Limit from a Laser-Excited Relativistic Plasma Wave

    D. Gordon;K. C. Tzeng;C. E. Clayton;A. E. Dangor

  • Proton beams generated with high-intensity lasers: Applications to medical isotope production

    S. Fritzler;Victor Malka;G. Grillon;Jean-Philippe Rousseau

  • A bremsstrahlung gamma-ray source based on stable ionization injection of electrons into a laser wakefield accelerator

    A. Döpp;E. Guillaume;C. Thaury;A. Lifschitz

  • Laser plasma acceleratorsa)

    Victor Malka

  • MULTI-MEV ION PRODUCTION FROM HIGH-INTENSITY LASER INTERACTIONS WITH UNDERDENSE PLASMAS

    K. Krushelnick;E. L. Clark;Z. Najmudin;M. Salvati

  • Electron and photon production from relativistic laser–plasma interactions

    E. Lefebvre;N. Cochet;S. Fritzler;Victor Malka

  • Proton acceleration mechanisms in high-intensity laser interaction with thin foils

    Emmanuel d’Humières;Erik Lefebvre;Laurent Gremillet;Victor Malka

  • Particle-in-Cell modelling of laser-plasma interaction using Fourier decomposition

    A. F. Lifschitz;X. Davoine;E. Lefebvre;J. Faure

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Krushelnick
Karl Krushelnick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alexander Pukhov
Alexander Pukhov Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Warren Mori
Warren Mori University of California, Los Angeles

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