The VEGA-3 laser system at the Centro de L\u00e1seres Pulsados delivers laser pulses up to 1\u2009PW at 1\u2009Hz repetition rate, focused to intensities up to \u2009W\u2009cm\u22122. A versatile and compact solid target suitable for up to 0.05\u2009Hz is presented which can operate in the challenging petawatt laser environment close to the laser-plasma interaction. Strips are spooled in a tape target system to deliver a solid density target to the laser focus for every shot. Results are presented for different tape materials and thicknesses, and a shot-to-shot standard deviation of the cut-off energy of 1.5% was obtained for Kapton reinforced aluminium tapes of 9\u2009\u00b5m thickness. Experimental ion spectra are recorded by a Thomson Parabola Ion Spectrometer coupled with a scintillator screen; and an antenna array is used for the characterization of electromagnetic pulses. The results of both diagnostics show a good shot-to-shot stability of the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"a_os":[144],"class_list":["post-37897","publications","type-publications","status-publish","hentry","a_os-144","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n