Generation of collimated vortex gamma-rays from intense Poincaré beam–plasma interaction
Abstract
We report on numerical calculations in which a multi-petawatt γ-ray beam is generated using a novel configuration based on fully structured light irradiating an overdense plasma waveguide. We analyze how the relativistic laser pulse efficiently confines and accelerates plasma electrons to GeV-scale energies and drives a quasi-static field that induces magneto-bremsstrahlung radiation. Multiphoton Compton scattering of electrons in the intense part of the laser also occurs although the radiated energy-density is comparatively lower. The emitted γ-rays carry orbital angular momentum, are highly collimated, and account for upwards of 15% of the incident field energy in one particular case. A comparison of the laser-to-particle angular momentum and energy transfer efficiencies is made between the cases of irradiation by a circularly polarized Laguerre–Gauss mode and one type of full Poincaré beam, and it is found that the latter yields an order-of-magnitude enhancement. In conclusion, the essential characteristics of the interaction are validated with three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations that include quantum electrodynamical effects.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
[2]
- University of Rochester, NY (United States)
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Washington, DC (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1979142
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1887932
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89243018SSC000006; EP/G054950/1; EP/G056803/1; EP/G055165/1; EP/M022463/1
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Physics; Gamma rays; Bremsstrahlung; Photon production; Quantum electrodynamic effects; Plasma waveguide; Accelerated plasmas; Laser plasma interactions; Particle-in-cell method; Compton scattering; Orbital angular momentum
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Younis, Dan, Hafizi, B., and Gordon, D. F. Generation of collimated vortex gamma-rays from intense Poincaré beam–plasma interaction. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1063/5.0102909.
Younis, Dan, Hafizi, B., & Gordon, D. F. Generation of collimated vortex gamma-rays from intense Poincaré beam–plasma interaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0102909
Younis, Dan, Hafizi, B., and Gordon, D. F. Fri .
"Generation of collimated vortex gamma-rays from intense Poincaré beam–plasma interaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0102909. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1979142.
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title = {Generation of collimated vortex gamma-rays from intense Poincaré beam–plasma interaction},
author = {Younis, Dan and Hafizi, B. and Gordon, D. F.},
abstractNote = {We report on numerical calculations in which a multi-petawatt γ-ray beam is generated using a novel configuration based on fully structured light irradiating an overdense plasma waveguide. We analyze how the relativistic laser pulse efficiently confines and accelerates plasma electrons to GeV-scale energies and drives a quasi-static field that induces magneto-bremsstrahlung radiation. Multiphoton Compton scattering of electrons in the intense part of the laser also occurs although the radiated energy-density is comparatively lower. The emitted γ-rays carry orbital angular momentum, are highly collimated, and account for upwards of 15% of the incident field energy in one particular case. A comparison of the laser-to-particle angular momentum and energy transfer efficiencies is made between the cases of irradiation by a circularly polarized Laguerre–Gauss mode and one type of full Poincaré beam, and it is found that the latter yields an order-of-magnitude enhancement. In conclusion, the essential characteristics of the interaction are validated with three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations that include quantum electrodynamical effects.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0102909},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 9,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Fri Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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