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

Journal Article · Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3681940· OSTI ID:22063803

Fraga, R A. Costa; Kalinin, A; Kuehnel, M; Schottelius, A ^[1]; Hochhaus, D C; Neumayer, P ^[2]; Polz, J ^[3]; Kaluza, M C ^[3]; Grisenti, R E ^[1]

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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)

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.

• OSTI ID: 22063803
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ARGON
BEAM INJECTION
CRYOGENICS
DROPLETS
HYDROGEN
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
PARTICLE BEAMS
PULSES
RELATIVISTIC PLASMA
SYNCHRONIZATION