Bremsstrahlung hard x-ray source driven by an electron beam from a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator

Lemos, N.; Albert, F.; Shaw, J. L.; Papp, D.; Polanek, R.; King, P.; Milder, A. L.; Marsh, K. A.; Pak, A.; Pollock, B. B.; Hegelich, B. M.; Moody, J. D.; Park, J.; Tommasini, R.; Williams, G. J.; Chen, Hui; Joshi, C.

doi:10.1088/1361-6587/aab3b5

Bremsstrahlung hard x-ray source driven by an electron beam from a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator

Journal Article · Thu Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aab3b5· OSTI ID:1542711

^[1]; Albert, F. ^[1]; ^[2]; Papp, D. ^[3]; Polanek, R. ^[3]; King, P. ^[4]; Milder, A. L. ^[2]; Marsh, K. A. ^[5]; Pak, A. ^[1]; Pollock, B. B. ^[1]; Hegelich, B. M. ^[6]; Moody, J. D. ^[1]; Park, J. ^[1]; Tommasini, R. ^[1]; Williams, G. J. ^[1]; Chen, Hui ^[1]; Joshi, C. ^[5]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
ELI-ALPS, Szeged (Hungary)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

An x-ray source generated by an electron beam produced using a Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield Accelerator (SM-LWFA) is explored for use in high energy density science facilities. By colliding the electron beam, with a maximum energy of 380 MeV, total charge of >10 nC and a divergence of 64 x 100 mrad, from a SM-LWFA driven by a 1ps 120 J laser, into a high-Z foil, an x/gamma-ray source was generated. A broadband bremsstrahlung energy spectrum with temperatures ranging from 0.8 to 2 MeV was measured with an almost 2 orders of magnitude flux increase when compared with other schemes using LWFA. GEANT4 simulations were done to calculate the source size and divergence.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1542711

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 23001534

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--742935; 897945

Journal Information:: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Journal Name: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 60; ISSN 0741-3335

Publisher:: IOP ScienceCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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