GeV electrons and high brightness betatron X-rays from petawatt-laser-driven plasma accelerators

X. Wang, R. Zgadzaj, N. Fazel, Z. Li, W. Henderson, Y. Y. Chang, R. Korzekwa, S. A. Yi, V. Khudik, X. Zhang, H. E. Tsai, C. H. Pai, H. Quevedo, G. Dyer, E. Gaul, M. Martinez, A. Bernstein, T. Borger, M. Spinks, M. DonovanG. Shvets, T. Ditmire, M. C. Downer

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Abstract

We identify three regimes of correlated GeV-electron/keV-betatron-x-ray generation by a laser-plasma accelerator driven by the Texas Petawatt laser, and relate them to variations in strength of blowout, injection geometry and beam loading.

Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2014 - San Jose, United States
Duration: 8 Jun 201413 Jun 2014

Conference

Conference2014 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period8/06/1413/06/14

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