Publications
2025
Bayesian optimization of laser wakefield acceleration in the self-modulated regime (SM-LWFA) aiming to produce molybdenum-99 via photonuclear reactions
B. S. Nunes, S. P. Santos, R. P. Nunes, C. Bontoiu, M.S. Alva-Sánchez, R. E. Samad, N. D. Vieira, Jr., G. Xia, J. Resta-López, and A. Bonatto
Phys. Plasmas 32 (2025) 033101
Design and Optimization of a 4 Tesla 200 mm Aperture Helium-Free Nb-Ti Nested CCT Quadrupole / Dipole Superconducting Magnet
G. Kirby, N. Deelen, A. Iziquel, J. Van. Nugteren, E. Page-Mason, D. Martins, R. Berjillos, C. Garcia Ramos, C. A. Gonzales Cordero, T. Junquera, T. Kurtukian-Nieto, J. Resta, I. Martel
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 35 (5) (2025) 4002307
2024
Roadmap for future Accelerators
I. Agapov, R. Assmann, A. Ballarino, R. Bartolini, C. Carli, I. Chaikovska, U. Dorda, M. Fuchs, G. Franchetti, F. Hug, R. Ischebeck, B. Lorentz, V. Morozov, J. Olivares, H. Podlech, J. Resta Lopez, J. Rosenzweig, A. Sherjan, H. Tanaka, M. Vretenar, J. Yang, Y. Yuan, F. Zimmermann
I.FAST Deliverable Report 5.2 (2024). DOI:10.5281/zenodo.13889709
Plasmonic Excitations in Carbon Nanotubes: PIC Simulations vs Hydrodynamic Model. Book chapter
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1006820
Optimization of Nanostructured Plasmas for Laser Wakefield Acceleration Using a Bayesian Algorithm
J. Rodríguez-Pérez, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, P. Martín-Luna, J. Resta-López, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2024, TUPC29, Nashville, USA, 2024
Particle Beam-Driven Wakefield in Carbon Nanotubes: Hydrodynamic Model vs PIC Simulations
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
Proc. of IPAC 2024, MOPR19, Nashville, USA, 2024
Plasmonic excitations in double-walled carbon nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, J. Resta-López, J. Rodríguez-Pérez, G. Xia
Results in Physics 60 (2024) 107698
Excitation of Plasmonic Wakefields in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Hydrodynamic Approach. Book chapter
Pablo Martín-Luna and Javier Resta-López
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.114270
Plasmonic excitations in double-walled carbon nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
arXiv:2401.08334
Hydrodynamic Model for Particle Beam-Driven Wakefield in Carbon Nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, O. Apsimon, M. Barberá-Ramos, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2687 (2024) 042005
2023
Excitation of wakefields in carbon nanotubes: a hydrodynamic model approach
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
New J. Phys. 25 (2023) 123029
TeV/m acceleration in laser-graphene interactions
C. Bontoiu, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, J. Resta-López, C. Welsch, G. Xia, M. Yadav
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA051, Venice, Italy, 2023
Design of a compact superconducting recoil separator for HIE-ISOLDE
J. Resta-López, A. Foussat, G. Kirby, I. Martel, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA050, Venice, Italy, 2023
Hydrodynamic model for particle beam-driven wakefield in carbon nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, O. Apsimon, M. Barberá-Ramos, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, J. Resta-López, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA066, Venice, Italy, 2023
Driver-witness configuration in CNT array-based acceleration
M. Barberá-Ramos, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, P. Martín-Luna, J. Resta-López, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA052, Venice, Italy, 2023
PetaVolts per meter Plasmonics: introducing extreme nanoscience as a route towards scientific frontiers
A. A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, S. Gedney, T. Katsouleas, G. Andonian, G. White, J. Stohr, P. Muggli, D. Filipetto, F. Zimmermann, T. Tajima, G. Mourou, J. Resta-Lopez
JINST 18, P07019 (2023)
An innovative Superconducting Recoil Separator for HIE-ISOLDE
I. Martel et al.
Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 541, 179 (2023)
Exploring ultra-high-intensity wakefields in carbon nanotube arrays: An effective plasma-density approach
A. Bonatto, G.Xia, O. Apsimon, C. Bontoiu, E. Kukstas, V. Rodin, M. Yadav, C. P. Welsch, and J. Resta-Lopez
Phys. Plasmas 30, 033105 (2023)
TeV/m catapult acceleration of electrons in graphene layers
C. Bontoiu, O. Apsimon, E. Kukstas, V. Rodin, M. Yadav, C. P. Welsch, J. Resta-Lopez, A. Bonatto, G. Xia
Scientific Reports 13, 1330 (2023)
2022
Future Particle Accelerators. Book chapter
Javier Resta Lopez
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.106340
An Effective-Density Model for Accelerating Fields in Laser-Graphene Interactions
C. Bontoiu, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, E. Kukstas, J. Resta-Lopez, C. P. Welsch, M. Yadav, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2022, WEPOST043, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022
Stability and Lifetime Studies of Carbon Nanotubes for Electron Cooling in ELENA
B. Galante, J. Resta-Lopez, G. Tranquille, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2022, MOPOMS028, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022
Application of Nanomaterials and Metamaterials in Accelerator Physics
J. Resta-Lopez, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, B. Galante, C. P. Welsch, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2022, MOPOMS016, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022
PetaVolts per meter Plasmonics
A. A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, S. Gedney, T. Katsouleas, G. Andonian, G. White, J. Stohr, P. Muggli, D. Filipetto, F. Zimmermann, T. Tajima, G. Mourou, J. Resta-Lopez
Snowmass21 White Paper, arXiv:2203.11623v1 [physics.acc-ph], March 22, 2022
Report of the Accelerator Frontier Topical Group 6 on Advanced Accelerator Concepts for Snowmass 2021
C. G. R. Geddes et al.
Snowmass21 White Paper, arXiv:2208.13279v2 [physics.acc-ph], September 22, 2022
Report of the Topical Group on Physics Beyond the Standard Model at Energy Frontier for Snowmass 2021
T. Bose et al.
Snowmass21 White Paper, arXiv:2209.13128v2 [physics.acc-ph], September 27, 2022
Superconducting Curved Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) for the HIE-ISOLDE Recoil Separator Ring at CERN
G. Kirby, V. Rodin, O. Kirby, A. Foussat, J. Resta-Lopez, I. Martel, C. P. Welsch
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 32(6), 4004105 (2022)
2021
Stability and lifetime study of carbon nanotubes as cold electron field emitters for electron cooling in the CERN extra low energy antiproton ring
B. Galante, G. A. Tranquille, M. Himmerlich, C. P. Welsch, and J. Resta-López
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 24, 113401 (2021)
Medipix3 for dosimetry and real-time beam monitoring:
first tests at a 60 MeV proton therapy facility
J.S.L. Yap, N.J.S. Bal, A. Kacperek, J. Resta López and C.P. Welsch
JINST 16, T11001 (2021)
Optimization of the Electron Emission from Carbon Nanotubes for Electron Cooling in ELENA
B. Galante, J. Resta-López, G. Tranquille. C. P. Welsch
Proc. of COOL 2021, P1010, Novosibirsk, Russia, 2021
Modeling Betatron Radiation Diagnostics for E-310-Trojan Horse
M. Yadav, et al.
AAC Seminar Series, arXiv:2107.00483, June 30, 2021
Design and Beam Dynamics Studies of a Novel Compact Recoil Separator Ring for Nuclear Research with Radioactive Beams
J. Resta-López, A. Foussat, G. Kirby, I. Martel, V. Rodin
Proc. of IPAC 2021, WEPAB180, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021
Nanoplasmonic Accelerators Towards Tens of TeraVolts per Meter Gradients Using Nanomaterials
A. A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, V. Harid, C. Joshi, T. C. Katsouleas, A. Latina, J. Resta-López, P. Taborek, A. G. R. Thomas, F. Zimmermann
Proc. of IPAC 2021, MOPAB168, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021
Carbon Nanotubes as Cold Electron Field Emitters for Electron Cooling in the CERN Extra Low Energy Antiproton (ELENA) Ring
B. Galante, O. Apsimon, J. Resta-López, G. Tranquille. C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2021, WEPAB152, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021
Modelling Seeded Self Modulation of Long Elliptical Bunches in Plasma
A. Perera, O. Apsimon, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2021, THPAB140, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021
Realistic Simulations of Stray Field Impact on Low Energy Transfer Lines
V. Rodin, A. Farricker, S. Padden, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2021, WEPAB214, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021
2020
EuPRAXIA Conceptual Design Report
R. W. Assmann, et al.
The European Physical Journal Special Topics 229 (2020) p. 3675–4284
Geometric optimization study for a Dielectric Laser Accelerator
Gyanendra Yadav, Javier Resta-López, Carsten Welsch and Guoxing Xia
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1596 (2020) 012016
Towards ultra-high gradient particle acceleration in carbon nanotubes
A. Perera, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, J. Resta-López, V. Rodin, C. Welsch, G. Xia and G. Yadav
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1596 (2020) 012028
Beam characterization studies of the 62 MeV proton therapy beamline at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Jacinta Yap, Javier Resta-López, Andrzej Kacperek, Roland Schnuerer, Simon Jolly, Stewart Boogert, Carsten Welsch
Physica Medica 77 (2020) 108
Nanostructure Accelerators: Novel concept and path to its realization
A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, F. Zimmermann, J. Resta-Lopez, T. Tajima, V. Shiltsev
arXiv:2006.10261
Conceptual design of a novel and compact superconducting recoil separator for radioactive isotopes
C. Bontoiu, I. Martel, J. Resta-López*, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 969 (2020) 164048
Novel transverse emittance measurements for electron cooling characterization
J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch, C. Carli, B. Dupuy, D. Gamba
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 23 (2020) 032802
2019
Noninvasive 3D Field Mapping of Complex Static Electric Fields
A. Kainz, F. Keplinger, W. Hortschitz, M. Kahr, H. Steiner, M. Stifter, J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch, J. Borburgh, M. A. Fraser, and W. Bartmann
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 (2019) 244801
Realistic 3D implementation of electrostatic elements for low energy machines
V. Rodin, J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, B. Veglia, C. P. Welsch
Hyperfine Interact. 240 (2019) 35
Beam Characterization Using MEDIPIX3 and EBT3 Film at the Clatterbridge Proton Therapy Beamline
J. Yap, N. Bal, M. Fransen, A. Kacperek, F. Linde, J. Parsons, J. Resta-López, R. Schnuerer, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019,THPMP033, Melbourne, Australia, 2019
Beam Dynamics in MBA Lattices with Different Chromaticity Correction Schemes
L. Hoummi, A. Loulergue, R. Nagaoka, J. Resta-Lopez, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019, MOPGW096, Melbourne, Australia, 2019
Emittance evolution of low energy antiproton beams in the presence of deceleration and cooling
J. Hunt, C. Carli, B. Dupuy, D. Gamba, J. Resta-Lopez. C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019, WEPGW090, Melbourne, Australia, 2019
Multi-objective Optimization of 3D Beam Tracking in Electrostatic Beamlines
V. Rodin, J. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, B. Veglia, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019, WEPTS060, Melbourne, Australia, 2019
2018
Study of Ultra-High Gradient Acceleration in Carbon Nanotube Arrays
J. Resta-López, A. Alexandrova, V. Rodin, Y. Wei, C. P. Welsch, Y. Li, G. Xia, Y. Zhao
Proc. of IPAC2018, TUXGBE2, Vancouver, Canada, 2018
Beam Tracking Stidies of Electron Cooling in ELENA
B. Veglia, J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC2018, THPAF015, Vancouver, Canada, 2018
3D Tracking Methods in a GEANT4 Environment Through Electrostatic Beamlines
J. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, V. Rodin, B. Veglia, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC2018, THPAF016, Vancouver, Canada, 2018
Energy efficiency studies for dual-grating dielectric laser driven accelerators
Y. Wei, M. Ibison, J. Resta-Lopez, C. P. Welsch, R. Ischebeck, S. Jamison, G. Xia, M. Dehler, E. Prat, J. D. A. Smith
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 909 (2018) 257
Emittance measurements in low energy ion storage rings
J. R. Hunt, C. Carli, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 896 (2018) 139