Dr Ross Gray
Senior Research Fellow
Physics
Personal statement
Personal statement
Ross Gray received his PhD from the University of Strathclyde in 2013, he continued at Strathclyde through his post-doctoral research from 2013-2016 and is now a senior research fellow in laser-plasma interactions. His research covers a range of topics in intense laser-matter interactions including laser-driven ion acceleration, relativistic plasma photonics, high field laser-matter interactions and the application of machine learning to plasma physics.
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Publications
- Geometry effects on energy selective focusing of laser-driven protons with open and closed hemisphere-cone targets
- King Martin, Higginson A, McGuffey Christopher, Wilson Robbie, Schaumann Gabriel, Hodge Thomas, Ohland Jonas Benjamin, Gales Steve, Hill Matthew, Pitt Steven F, Spindloe Christopher, Danson Colin, Wei Mingsheng, Beg Farhat, Roth Markus, Neely David, Gray Ross, McKenna Paul
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ad0b34
- Perspectives on laser-plasma physics in the relativistic transparency regime
- King Martin, Wilson Robbie, Bacon Ewan F J, Dolier Ewan J, Frazer Timothy P, Goodman Jack, Gray Ross J, McKenna Paul
- The European Physical Journal A Vol 59 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01043-2
- Optimization and control of synchrotron emission in ultraintense laser-solid interactions using machine learning
- Goodman J, King M, Dolier E J, Wilson R, Gray R J, McKenna P
- High Power Laser Science and Engineering Vol 11 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2023.11
- Automated control and optimization of laser-driven ion acceleration
- Loughran B, Streeter M J V, Ahmed H, Astbury S, Balcazar M, Borghesi M, Bourgeois N, Curry C B, Dann S J D, DiIorio S, Dover N P, Dzelzanis T, Ettlinger O C, Gauthier M, Giuffrida L, Glenn G D, Glenzer S H, Green J S, Gray R J, Hicks G S, Hyland C, Istokskaia V, King M, Margarone D, McCusker O, McKenna P, Najmudin Z, Parisuaña C, Parsons P, Spindloe C, Symes D R, Thomas A G R, Treffert F, Xu N, Palmer C A J
- High Power Laser Science and Engineering Vol 11 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2023.23
- Versatile tape-drive target for high-repetition-rate laser-driven proton acceleration
- Xu N, Streeter M J V, Ettlinger O C, Ahmed H, Astbury S, Borghesi M, Bourgeois N, Curry C B, Dann S J D, Dover N P, Dzelzainis T, Istokskaia V, Gauthier M, Giuffrida L, Glenn G D, Glenzer S H, Gray R J, Green J S, Hicks G S, Hyland C, King M, Loughran B, Margarone D, McCusker O, McKenna P, Parisuaña C, Parsons P, Spindloe C, Symes D R, Treffert F, Palmer C A J, Najmudin Z
- High Power Laser Science and Engineering Vol 11 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2023.27
- Multi-parameter Bayesian optimisation of laser-driven ion acceleration in particle-in-cell simulations
- Dolier E J, King M, Wilson R, Gray R J, McKenna P
- New Journal of Physics Vol 24 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac7db4
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Professional Activities
- Developments in Data Acquisition & Handling for Laser-Solid Interaction Experiments at SCAPA
- Speaker
- 22/1/2022
- STFC - Central Laser Facility (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 23/7/2021
- High order mode structure of intense light fields generated in intense laser-foil interactions
- Speaker
- 30/6/2021
- Spectral interference and spatial-mode structuring of intense laser pulses in relativistically transparent laser-plasma interactions
- Speaker
- 7/6/2021
- An optically multiplexed single-shot time resolved probe of laser-plasma dynamics
- Speaker
- 9/6/2020
- Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration
- Speaker
- 9/9/2019
Projects
- Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2022 | Torrance, Ben
- McKenna, Paul (Principal Investigator) Gray, Ross (Co-investigator) Torrance, Ben (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
- The Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications
- Whyte, Colin (Principal Investigator) Gray, Ross (Co-investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2024
- Optimisation and control of laser-driven radiation sources using machine learning
- Gray, Ross (Principal Investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
- PhD Studentship for Characterising Laser-driven Particle Beams
- Gray, Ross (Principal Investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2025
- Advanced laser-plasma optics technology | Alderton, Matthew
- McKenna, Paul (Principal Investigator) Gray, Ross (Co-investigator) Alderton, Matthew (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025
- Advanced laser-plasma optics technology | Peat, Maia
- McKenna, Paul (Principal Investigator) Gray, Ross (Co-investigator) Peat, Maia (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025