Spectral and spatial characterisation of laser-driven positron beams

Sarri, G.; Warwick, J.; Schumaker, W.; Poder, K.; Cole, J.; Doria, D.; Dzelzainis, T.; Krushelnick, K.; Kuschel, S.; Mangles, S. P. D.; Najmudin, Z.; Romagnani, L.; Samarin, G. M.; Symes, D.; Thomas, A. G. R.; Yeung, M.; Zepf, M.

doi:10.1088/0741-3335/59/1/014015

Title: Spectral and spatial characterisation of laser-driven positron beams

Journal Article · Tue Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/59/1/014015· OSTI ID:1340547

Sarri, G. ^[1]; Warwick, J. ^[1]; Schumaker, W. ^[2]; Poder, K. ^[3]; Cole, J. ^[3]; Doria, D. ^[1]; Dzelzainis, T. ^[1]; Krushelnick, K. ^[4]; Kuschel, S. ^[5]; Mangles, S. P. D. ^[3]; Najmudin, Z. ^[3]; Romagnani, L. ^[6]; Samarin, G. M. ^[1]; Symes, D. ^[7]; Thomas, A. G. R. ^[8]; Yeung, M. ^[1]; Zepf, M. ^[9]

Queen's Univ. Belfast, Belfast (United Kingdom)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Helmholtz Institute Jena, Jena (Germany)
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)
Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
Lancaster Univ., Lancaster (United Kingdom)
Queen's Univ. Belfast, Belfast (United Kingdom); Helmholtz Institute Jena, Jena (Germany)

The generation of high-quality relativistic positron beams is a central area of research in experimental physics, due to their potential relevance in a wide range of scientific and engineering areas, ranging from fundamental science to practical applications. There is now growing interest in developing hybrid machines that will combine plasma-based acceleration techniques with more conventional radio-frequency accelerators, in order to minimise the size and cost of these machines. Here we report on recent experiments on laser-driven generation of high-quality positron beams using a relatively low energy and potentially table-top laser system. Lastly, the results obtained indicate that current technology allows to create, in a compact setup, positron beams suitable for injection in radio-frequency accelerators.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: EP/L013975; EP/N022696/1; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1340547

Journal Information:: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 59, Issue 1; ISSN 0741-3335

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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