all-optical injection donald umstadter
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AAC, Santa Fe, NM, 2000. All-Optical Injection Donald Umstadter. Supported by the High-Energy Physics Division of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. Low-divergence Self-trapped MeV Beam. = 1 10 10 e -. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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All-Optical Injection
Donald Umstadter
Supported by the High-Energy Physics Division of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.
AAC, Santa Fe, NM, 2000
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Low-divergence Self-trapped MeV Beam
1010 e-
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Electron beam profiles for various laser powers: multiple components
Phys. of Plasmas, 7, 403 (2000).
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α = 0.6
α = 0.06
0 10 20 30 40101
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numberofelectrons/MeV(a.u.)
electron kinetic energy (MeV)
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Two-temperature Distribution
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Slope of Distribution “Jumps” with Density or Laser Power
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Laser Injected Laser Accelerator: LILAC
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Various LILAC Concepts• D. Umstadter et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 2073 (1996).
– Ponderomotive kick w/ or w/o ionization
• E. Esarey et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2682 (1997).– Beatwave ponderomotive kick
• B. Rau et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3310 (1997).– Half-cycle pulse, sharp density gradient
• R. G. Hemker et al., Phys. Rev. E 57, 5920 (1998). – Colliding wakes
• S.V. Bulanov, Plasma Phys. Rep. 25, 468 (1999).– Sharp density gradient
• C.I. Moore et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1688 (1999). – Ionization
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150-terawatt Laser Construction.
• Preamplifier and cleaner
• Large aperture high energy (~100mJ) regenerative amplifier
• 15J green pump laser.
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Current kHz Laser
1.2 m
Inte
nsity
• Intensity 3x1018 W/cm2
• Pulse Duration 8 to 21 fs
• Pulse Energy 3 mJ (21fs)
• Focal Spot Size 1m
Efocused/Etotal=83%
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Summary of Our Experimental Observations
• Electron acceleration in a relativistically self-guided plasma channel
• Electron beam: = 1°, mm-mrad• Multiple electron beam components explained• Relativistic filamentation and electron
acceleration w/o significant Raman scatter• Proton Acceleration by vacuum heating• Measured acceleration gradients
– 2 GeV/cm (108 A/cm2)