Strong-field QED experiments using the BELLA PW laser dual beamlines

Turner, M.; Bulanov, S. S.; Benedetti, C.; Gonsalves, A. J.; Leemans, W. P.; Nakamura, K.; van Tilborg, J.; Schroeder, C. B.; Geddes, C. R.; Esarey, E.

doi:10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00535-y

Title: Strong-field QED experiments using the BELLA PW laser dual beamlines

Journal Article · Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · European Physical Journal. D, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00535-y· OSTI ID:1963463

^[1]; Bulanov, S. S. ^[1]; Benedetti, C. ^[1]; Gonsalves, A. J. ^[1]; Leemans, W. P. ^[2]; Nakamura, K. ^[1]; van Tilborg, J. ^[1]; Schroeder, C. B. ^[1]; Geddes, C. R. ^[1]; Esarey, E. ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)

The petawatt (PW) laser facility of the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center has recently commissioned its second laser pulse transport line. This new beamline can be operated in parallel with the first beamline and enables strong-field quantum electrodynamics (SF-QED) experiments at BELLA. In this paper, we present an overview of the upgraded BELLA PW facility with a SF-QED experimental layout in which intense laser pulses collide with GeV-class laser-wakefield-accelerated electron beams. We present simulation results showing that experiments will allow the study of laser-particle interactions from the classical to the SF-QED regime with a nonlinear quantum parameter of up to χ ~2. Additionally, we show that experiments will enable the study and production of GeV-class, mrad-divergence positron beams via the Breit–Wheeler process. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1963463

Journal Information:: European Physical Journal. D, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Vol. 76, Issue 11; ISSN 1434-6060

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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