Progress towards a laser produced relativistic electron-positron pair plasma

Chen, Hui; Bonlie, J.; Cauble, R.; Fiuza, F.; Goldstein, W.; Hazi, A.; Keane, C.; Link, A.; Marley, E.; Nagel, S. R.; Park, J.; Shepherd, R.; Williams, G. J.; Meyerhofer, D. D.; Fiksel, G.; Barnak, D.; Chang, P. Y.; Nakai, M.; Arikawa, Y.; Azechi, H.; Fujioka, S.; Kojima, S.; Miyanaga, N.; Morita, T.; Nagai, T.; Nishimura, H.; Ozaki, T.; Sakawa, Y.; Takabe, H.; Zhang, Z.; Kerr, S.; Fedosejevs, R.; Sentoku, Y.; Hill, M. P.; Hoarty, D. J.; Hobbs, L. M. R.; James, S. F.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012010

Title: Progress towards a laser produced relativistic electron-positron pair plasma

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012010· OSTI ID:1343828

Chen, Hui ^[1]; Bonlie, J. ^[1]; Cauble, R. ^[1]; Fiuza, F. ^[1]; Goldstein, W. ^[1]; Hazi, A. ^[1]; Keane, C. ^[1]; Link, A. ^[1]; Marley, E. ^[1]; Nagel, S. R. ^[1]; Park, J. ^[1]; Shepherd, R. ^[1]; Williams, G. J. ^[1]; Meyerhofer, D. D. ^[2]; Fiksel, G. ^[2]; Barnak, D. ^[2]; Chang, P. Y. ^[2]; Nakai, M. ^[3]; Arikawa, Y. ^[3]; Azechi, H. ^[3] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
Osaka Univ., Osaka (Japan)
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada)
Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
AWE plc, Reading (United Kingdom)

Here, a set of experiments has been performed exploring unique characteristics of pair jets and plasmas at several energetic short-pulse laser facilities including Titan at Livermore and OMEGA EP in Rochester, as well as the Osaka LFEX and AWE Orion lasers. New results are summarized, including positron beam emittance, scaling of pair production vs. laser energy, and initial results on the pair jet collimation using electromagnetic fields.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1343828

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-644631

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Vol. 688; ISSN 1742-6588

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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