Probing warm dense silica with betatron radiation - Oral Presentation

Technical Report · Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1213188· OSTI ID:1213188

Kotick, Jordan ^[1]

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1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) has been shown to produce short X-ray pulses from oscillations of electrons within the plasma wake. These betatron X-rays pulses have a broad, synchrotron-like energy spectrum and a duration on the order of the driving laser pulse, thereby enabling probing of ultrafast interactions. Using the 1 J, 40fs short-pulse laser at the Matter in Extreme Conditions experimental station at LCLS, we have implemented LWFA to generate and subsequently characterized betatron X-rays. A scintillator and lanex screen were used to measure the charge fluence and energy spectrum of the produced electron beam.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 1213188
• Report Number(s): SLAC-WP-112
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English