Single-Shot Diagnosis of Electron Energy Evolution via Streaked Betatron X Rays in a Curved Laser Wakefield Accelerator

Ma, Y.; Cardarelli, J. A.; Campbell, P. T.; Fourmaux, S.; Fitzgarrald, R.; Balcazar, M. D.; Antoine, A. F.; Beier, N. F.; Qian, Q.; Hussein, A. E.; Kettle, B.; Klein, S. R.; Krushelnick, K.; Li, Y. F.; Mangles, S. P. D.; Sarri, G.; Seipt, D.; Senthilkumaran, V.; Streeter, M. J. V.; Willingale, L.; Thomas, A. G. R.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.132.225001

Single-Shot Diagnosis of Electron Energy Evolution via Streaked Betatron X Rays in a Curved Laser Wakefield Accelerator

Journal Article · Fri May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.132.225001· OSTI ID:2525465

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Universit´e du Qu´ebec (INRS-EMT) (Canada)
University of Alberta (Canada)
Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
Queen’s University Belfast (United Kingdom)
Helmholtz Institut Jena (Germany); GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt (Germany)

We report on an experimental observation of the streaking of betatron x rays in a curved laser wakefield accelerator. The streaking of the betatron x rays was realized by launching a laser pulse into a plasma with a transverse density gradient. By controlling the plasma density and the density gradient, we realized the steering of the laser driver, electron beam, and betatron x rays simultaneously. Furthermore, we observed an energy-angle correlation of the streaked betatron x rays and utilized it in diagnosing the electron acceleration process in a single-shot mode. Our work could also find applications in advanced control of laser beam and particle propagation. More importantly, the angular streaked betatron x ray has an intrinsic spatiotemporal correlation, which makes it a promising tool for single-shot pump-probe applications.

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Research Organization:: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme; National Science Foundation (NSF); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020237; SC0021246; SC0022109

OSTI ID:: 2525465

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2473892

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 132; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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