Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of laser-driven multiradiation sources based on double-layer targets

Formenti, Arianna; Galbiati, Marta; Passoni, Matteo

doi:10.1103/physreve.109.035206

Title: Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of laser-driven multiradiation sources based on double-layer targets

Journal Article · 11 March 2024 · Physical Review. E

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.109.035206 · OSTI ID:2505064

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Politecnico di Milano (Italy); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Double-layer targets (DLTs), made of a low-density foam on top of a solid substrate, can efficiently convert the energy of a high-intensity laser to provide sources of photons and protons. We investigate a 30-fs pulse with a peak intensity of I ~ 8.7×10²⁰ W/cm² and a peak power of ~120 TW interacting with a DLT using three-dimensional (3D) particle-in-cell simulations. We focus on providing quantitative results in full 3D geometry on the foam thickness dependence; on the competition between two photon-generating processes in DLTs, i.e., nonlinear inverse Compton scattering (NICS) and bremsstrahlung (BS); and on the acceleration of protons via enhanced target-normal sheath acceleration. Here, we discuss conversion efficiency, average energy, and angular distributions of such multiradiation sources. We find that NICS can prevail over BS if the DLT's substrate is thin enough (~µ⁢m) and that the optimal foam thickness that maximizes the conversion efficiency in NICS and BS photons and the proton cutoff energy, among those considered, is the same (15µ⁢m). These results show that DLTs constitute an excellent tool for developing relatively compact and optimized laser-driven multicomponent radiation sources.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2505064

Journal Information:: Physical Review. E, Journal Name: Physical Review. E Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 109; ISSN 2470-0045

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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