General features of experiments on the dynamics of laser-driven electron–positron beams

Warwick, J. R.; Alejo, A.; Dzelzainis, T.; Schumaker, W.; Doria, D.; Romagnani, L.; Poder, K.; Cole, J. M.; Yeung, M.; Krushelnick, K.; Mangles, S. P. D.; Najmudin, Z.; Samarin, G. M.; Symes, D.; Thomas, A. G. R.; Borghesi, M.; Sarri, G.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.054

Title: General features of experiments on the dynamics of laser-driven electron–positron beams

Journal Article · 15 February 2018 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.054 · OSTI ID:1490681

Warwick, J. R. ^[1]; Alejo, A. ^[1]; Dzelzainis, T. ^[1]; Schumaker, W. ^[2]; Doria, D. ^[1]; Romagnani, L. ^[3]; Poder, K. ^[4]; Cole, J. M. ^[5]; Yeung, M. ^[1]; Krushelnick, K. ^[6]; Mangles, S. P. D. ^[4]; Najmudin, Z. ^[4]; Samarin, G. M. ^[1]; Symes, D. ^[7]; Thomas, A. G. R. ^[8]; Borghesi, M. ^[1]; Sarri, G. ^[1]

Queen’s Univ. Belfast, Belfast (United States). School of Mathematics and Physics
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)
Imperial College, London (United Kingdom). John Adams Inst. for Accelerator Science, Blackett Lab.
Imperial College, London (United Kingdom). John Adams Inst. for Accelerator Science, Blackett Lab
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Center for Ultrafast Optical Science
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Oxford (United Kingdom). Rutherford Appleton Lab. (RAL), Central Laser facility
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Center for Ultrafast Optical Science; Lancaster Univ. (United Kingdom)

The experimental study of the dynamics of neutral electron–positron beams is an emerging area of research, enabled by the recent results on the generation of this exotic state of matter in the laboratory. Electron–positron beams and plasmas are believed to play a major role in the dynamics of extreme astrophysical objects such as supermassive black holes and pulsars. For instance, they are believed to be the main constituents of a large number of astrophysical jets, and they have been proposed to significantly contribute to the emission of gamma-ray bursts and their afterglow. However, despite extensive numerical modelling and indirect astrophysical observations, a detailed experimental characterisation of the dynamics of these objects is still at its infancy. Here in this paper, we will report on some of the general features of experiments studying the dynamics of electron–positron beams in a fully laser-driven setup.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; EP/N022696/1; EP/N027175/1; EP/L013975/1; EP/N002644/1; EP/P010059/1

OSTI ID:: 1490681

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 909, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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