@article{c9c10e152d844cf69adc7b0b4808b6bf,
title = "Real-Time Electron Solvation Induced by Bursts of Laser-Accelerated Protons in Liquid Water",
abstract = "Understanding the mechanisms of proton energy deposition in matter and subsequent damage formation is fundamental to radiation science. Here we exploit the picosecond () resolution of laser-driven accelerators to track ultrafast solvation dynamics for electrons due to proton radiolysis in liquid water (). Comparing these results with modeling that assumes initial conditions similar to those found in photolysis reveals that solvation time due to protons is extended by . Supported by magnetohydrodynamic theory this indicates a highly dynamic phase in the immediate aftermath of the proton interaction that is not accounted for in current models.",
author = "A. Prasselsperger and M. Coughlan and N. Breslin and M. Yeung and C. Arthur and H. Donnelly and S. White and M. Afshari and M. Speicher and R. Yang and B. Villagomez-Bernabe and Currell, \{F. J.\} and J. Schreiber and B. Dromey",
note = "Funding Information: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Funding Information: The authors acknowledge support by DFG via project GRK2274 and the cluster of excellence Munich Centre for Advanced Photonics. The authors also would like to acknowledge support from EPSRC Grants No. EP/P010059/1 and No. EP/P016960/1. The experiments were planned and conducted by M. C., N. B., M. Y., C. A., H. D., S. W., M. S., R. Y., F. J. C., J. S., and B. D. Data were analyzed by A. P., M. C., M. A., and B. V.-B. A. P. performed all the calculations with advice from M. C., M. A., B. V.-B., M. Y., J. S., and B. D. The draft of the Letter was written by A. P. with special support by J. S. and B. D. Improvements followed through contributions from all authors. Collaboration between the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit{\"a}t M{\"u}nchen and the Queen{\textquoteright}s University of Belfast was made possible by . A. P. also wants to gratefully thank J. S. and B. D. for the support during the research project. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 American Physical Society",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
day = "29",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.186001",
language = "English",
volume = "127",
journal = "Physical Review Letters",
issn = "0031-9007",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "18",
}