Laser wakefield accelerator based light sources: potential applications and requirements

Albert, F.; Thomas, A. G.; Mangles, S. P.D.; Banerjee, S.; Corde, S.; Flacco, A.; Litos, M.; Neely, D.; Viera, J.; Najmudin, Z.; Bingham, R.; Joshi, C.; Katsouleas, T.

doi:10.1088/0741-3335/56/8/084015

Title: Laser wakefield accelerator based light sources: potential applications and requirements

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In this article we review the prospects of laser wakefield accelerators as next generation light sources for applications. This work arose as a result of discussions held at the 2013 Laser Plasma Accelerators Workshop. X-ray phase contrast imaging, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and nuclear resonance fluorescence are highlighted as potential applications for laser-plasma based light sources. We discuss ongoing and future efforts to improve the properties of radiation from plasma betatron emission and Compton scattering using laser wakefield accelerators for these specific applications.

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Albert, F. ^[1]; Thomas, A. G. ^[2]; Mangles, S. P.D. ^[3]; Banerjee, S. ^[4]; Corde, S. ^[5]; Flacco, A. ^[6]; Litos, M. ^[5]; Neely, D. ^[7]; Viera, J. ^[8]; Najmudin, Z. ^[3]; Bingham, R. ^[7]; Joshi, C. ^[9]; Katsouleas, T. ^[10]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). NIF and Photon Sciences
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Imperial College, London (United Kingdom). Blackett Lab.
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
ENSTA, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Oxford (United Kingdom). Rutherford Appleton Lab. (RAL). Central Laser Facility
Univ. of Lisbon (Portugal). GoLP-Inst. de Plasmas e Fusao Nuclear-Lab. Associado
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Platt School of Engineering

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1179414

Report Number(s):: LLNL-PROC-666251
Journal ID: ISSN 0741--3335; TRN: US1600147

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Journal Volume: 56; Journal Issue: 8; Conference: 2013 Laser Plasma Accelerators Workshop, Goa (India), 2-6 Sep 2013

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 42 ENGINEERING; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS; RESONANCE FLUORESCENCE; PLASMA BETATRONS; LIGHT SOURCES; LASERS; COMPTON EFFECT; X RADIATION; USES; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; REVIEWS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; FORECASTING

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                    Albert, F., Thomas, A. G., Mangles, S. P.D., Banerjee, S., Corde, S., Flacco, A., Litos, M., Neely, D., Viera, J., Najmudin, Z., Bingham, R., Joshi, C., and Katsouleas, T. Laser wakefield accelerator based light sources: potential applications and requirements.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Albert, F., Thomas, A. G., Mangles, S. P.D., Banerjee, S., Corde, S., Flacco, A., Litos, M., Neely, D., Viera, J., Najmudin, Z., Bingham, R., Joshi, C., & Katsouleas, T. Laser wakefield accelerator based light sources: potential applications and requirements.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/56/8/084015

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                    Albert, F., Thomas, A. G., Mangles, S. P.D., Banerjee, S., Corde, S., Flacco, A., Litos, M., Neely, D., Viera, J., Najmudin, Z., Bingham, R., Joshi, C., and Katsouleas, T. 2015.  
        "Laser wakefield accelerator based light sources: potential applications and requirements".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/56/8/084015.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1179414.

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  title        = {Laser wakefield accelerator based light sources: potential applications and requirements},

  author       = {Albert, F. and Thomas, A. G. and Mangles, S. P.D. and Banerjee, S. and Corde, S. and Flacco, A. and Litos, M. and Neely, D. and Viera, J. and Najmudin, Z. and Bingham, R. and Joshi, C. and Katsouleas, T.},

  abstractNote = {In this article we review the prospects of laser wakefield accelerators as next generation light sources for applications. This work arose as a result of discussions held at the 2013 Laser Plasma Accelerators Workshop. X-ray phase contrast imaging, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and nuclear resonance fluorescence are highlighted as potential applications for laser-plasma based light sources. We discuss ongoing and future efforts to improve the properties of radiation from plasma betatron emission and Compton scattering using laser wakefield accelerators for these specific applications.},

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  year         = {Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2015},

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