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Title: Compact cryogenic source of periodic hydrogen and argon droplet beams for relativistic laser-plasma generation

Abstract

We present a cryogenic source of periodic streams of micrometer-sized hydrogen and argon droplets as ideal mass-limited target systems for fundamental intense laser-driven plasma applications. The highly compact design combined with a high temporal and spatial droplet stability makes our injector ideally suited for experiments using state-of-the-art high-power lasers in which a precise synchronization between the laser pulses and the droplets is mandatory. We show this by irradiating argon droplets with multi-terawatt pulses.

Authors:
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  1. Institut fuer Kernphysik, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  2. EMMI Extreme Matter Institute and Research Division, GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt (Germany)
  3. Institut fuer Optik und Quantenelektronik, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22063803
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 83; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ARGON; BEAM INJECTION; CRYOGENICS; DROPLETS; HYDROGEN; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; PARTICLE BEAMS; PULSES; RELATIVISTIC PLASMA; SYNCHRONIZATION

Citation Formats

Fraga, R A. Costa, Kalinin, A, Kuehnel, M, Schottelius, A, Hochhaus, D C, Neumayer, P, FIAS Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Polz, J, Kaluza, M C, Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Froebelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Grisenti, R E, and GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt. Compact cryogenic source of periodic hydrogen and argon droplet beams for relativistic laser-plasma generation. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3681940.
Fraga, R A. Costa, Kalinin, A, Kuehnel, M, Schottelius, A, Hochhaus, D C, Neumayer, P, FIAS Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Polz, J, Kaluza, M C, Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Froebelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Grisenti, R E, & GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt. Compact cryogenic source of periodic hydrogen and argon droplet beams for relativistic laser-plasma generation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3681940
Fraga, R A. Costa, Kalinin, A, Kuehnel, M, Schottelius, A, Hochhaus, D C, Neumayer, P, FIAS Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Polz, J, Kaluza, M C, Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Froebelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Grisenti, R E, and GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt. 2012. "Compact cryogenic source of periodic hydrogen and argon droplet beams for relativistic laser-plasma generation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3681940.
@article{osti_22063803,
title = {Compact cryogenic source of periodic hydrogen and argon droplet beams for relativistic laser-plasma generation},
author = {Fraga, R A. Costa and Kalinin, A and Kuehnel, M and Schottelius, A and Hochhaus, D C and Neumayer, P and FIAS Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main and Polz, J and Kaluza, M C and Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Froebelstieg 3, 07743 Jena and Grisenti, R E and GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt},
abstractNote = {We present a cryogenic source of periodic streams of micrometer-sized hydrogen and argon droplets as ideal mass-limited target systems for fundamental intense laser-driven plasma applications. The highly compact design combined with a high temporal and spatial droplet stability makes our injector ideally suited for experiments using state-of-the-art high-power lasers in which a precise synchronization between the laser pulses and the droplets is mandatory. We show this by irradiating argon droplets with multi-terawatt pulses.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3681940},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22063803}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 2,
volume = 83,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}