Transverse Space-Charge Field-Induced Plasma Dynamics for Ultraintense Electron-Beam Characterization

Tarkeshian, R.; Vay, J. L.; Lehe, R.; Schroeder, C. B.; Esarey, E. H.; Feurer, T.; Leemans, W. P.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.8.021039

Title: Transverse Space-Charge Field-Induced Plasma Dynamics for Ultraintense Electron-Beam Characterization

Journal Article · 10 May 2018 · Physical Review. X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.8.021039 · OSTI ID:1436831

Tarkeshian, R. ^[1]; Vay, J. L. ^[2]; Lehe, R. ^[2]; Schroeder, C. B. ^[2]; Esarey, E. H. ^[2]; Feurer, T. ^[3]; Leemans, W. P. ^[2]

Univ. of Bern (Switzerland); Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Universitat Bern (Switzerland)

Similarly to laser or X-ray beams, the interaction of sufficiently intense particle beams with neutral gases will result in the creation of plasma. In contrast to photon-based ionization, the strong unipolar field of a particle beam can generate a plasma where the electron population receives a large initial momentum kick and escapes, leaving behind unshielded ions. Measuring the properties of the ensuing Coulomb exploding ions-such as their kinetic energy distribution, yield, and spatial distribution-can provide information about the peak electric fields that are achieved in the electron beams. Particle-in-cell simulations and analytical models are presented for high-brightness electron beams of a few femtoseconds or even hundreds of attoseconds, and transverse beam sizes on the micron scale, as generated by today's free electron lasers. Different density regimes for the utilization as a potential diagnostics are also explored, and the fundamental differences in plasma dynamical behavior for e-beam or photon-based ionization are highlighted. By measuring the dynamics of field-induced ions for different gas and beam densities, a lower bound on the beam charge density can be obtained in a single shot and in a noninvasive way. The exponential dependency of the ionization yield on the beam properties can provide unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution, at the submicrometer and subfemtosecond scales, respectively, offering a practical and powerful approach to characterizing beams from accelerators at the frontiers of performance.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); European Union (EU); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; 290605; 200020∶165686

OSTI ID:: 1436831

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1461145

Journal Information:: Physical Review. X, Vol. 8, Issue 2; ISSN 2160-3308

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