9.3 Microns: Toward a Next-Generation CO2 Laser for Particle Accelerators
We present realistic theoretical predictions of the performance of the next-generation long-wave infrared (LWIR) laser for advanced particle acceleration research at the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Two upgrades are planned for the present ATF CO2 laser, which currently produces up to 5 TW peak power in 2 ps pulses at 9.2 μm. For the first upgrade, the deployment of a ten-millijoule solid-state seed laser at 9.3 μm will reduce the pulse duration 4 times, to 500 fs, and increase the peak power to 15 TW. The second upgrade will be the implementation of the postcompression of this pulse. This will reduce the pulse duration to three optical cycles (100 fs) and increase the usable peak power to 25 TW.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 1986311
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-224512-2023-COPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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