Optical shaping of gas targets for laser–plasma ion sources

Dover, N. P.; Cook, N.; Tresca, O.; Ettlinger, O.; Maharjan, C.; Polyanskiy, M. N.; Shkolnikov, P.; Pogorelsky, I.; Najmudin, Z.

doi:10.1017/S002237781600012X

Title: Optical shaping of gas targets for laser–plasma ion sources

Journal Article · Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Plasma Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S002237781600012X· OSTI ID:1336081

Dover, N. P. ^[1]; Cook, N. ^[2]; Tresca, O. ^[3]; Ettlinger, O. ^[1]; Maharjan, C. ^[2]; Polyanskiy, M. N. ^[3]; Shkolnikov, P. ^[2]; Pogorelsky, I. ^[3]; Najmudin, Z. ^[1]

Imperial College, London (United Kingdom). The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Accelerator Test Facility

In this paper, we report on the experimental demonstration of a technique to generate steep density gradients in gas-jet targets of interest to laser–plasma ion acceleration. By using an intentional low-energy prepulse, we generated a hydrodynamic blast wave in the gas to shape the target prior to the arrival of an intense CO$$_{2}$$($${\it\lambda}\approx 10~{\rm\mu}\text{m}$$) drive pulse. This technique has been recently shown to facilitate the generation of ion beams by shockwave acceleration (Trescaet al.,Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 115 (9), 2015, 094802). Here, we discuss and introduce a model to understand the generation of these blast waves and discuss in depth the experimental realisation of the technique, supported by hydrodynamics simulations. With appropriate prepulse energy and timing, this blast wave can generate steepened density gradients as short as$$l\approx 20~{\rm\mu}\text{m}$$($1/e$), opening up new possibilities for laser–plasma studies with near-critical gaseous targets.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704; FG02-07ER41488

OSTI ID:: 1336081

Report Number(s):: BNL-112473-2016-JA; R&D Project: KB0202011

Journal Information:: Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 1; ISSN 0022-3778

Publisher:: Cambridge University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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