Generation of electron high energy beams with a ring-like structure by a dual stage laser wakefield accelerator

R. Spesyvtsev; E. Brunetti; G. Vieux; M. Shahzad; A. Maitrallain; S. Yoffe; B. Ersfeld; A. Kornaszewski; M. J. V. Streeter; O. Finlay; Y. Ma; B. Kettle; S.J.D. Dann; F. Albert; Nicola Bourgeois; S. Cipiccia; J.M. Cole; E. Gerstmayr; I.G. González; A. Higginbotham; A.E. Hussein; K. Falk; K. Krushelnick; N.C. Lemos; N.C. Lopes; C. Lumsdon; O. Lundh; S. P. D. Mangles; Z. Najmudin; P. P. Rajeev; M. Smid; D.R. Symes; A.G.R. Thomas; D.A. Jaroszynski

doi:10.1117/12.2522781

Generation of electron high energy beams with a ring-like structure by a dual stage laser wakefield accelerator

R. Spesyvtsev, E. Brunetti, G. Vieux, M. Shahzad, A. Maitrallain, S. Yoffe, B. Ersfeld, A. Kornaszewski, M. J. V. Streeter, O. Finlay, Y. Ma, B. Kettle, S.J.D. Dann, F. Albert, Nicola Bourgeois, S. Cipiccia, J.M. Cole, E. Gerstmayr, I.G. González, A. HigginbothamA.E. Hussein, K. Falk, K. Krushelnick, N.C. Lemos, N.C. Lopes, C. Lumsdon, O. Lundh, S. P. D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, P. P. Rajeev, M. Smid, D.R. Symes, A.G.R. Thomas, D.A. Jaroszynski

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Abstract

The laser wake-field accelerator (LWFA) traditionally produces high brightness, quasi-monoenergetic electron beams with Gaussian-like spatial and angular distributions. In the present work we investigate the generation of ultra-relativistic beams with ring-like structures in the blowout regime of the LWFA using a dual stage accelerator. A density down-ramp triggers injection after the first stage and is used to produce ring-like electron spectra in the 300 – 600 MeV energy range. These well defined, annular beams are observed simultaneously with the on-axis, high energy electron beams, with a divergence of a few milliradians. The rings have quasi-monoenergetic energy spectra with an RMS spread estimated to be less than 5%. Particle-in-cell simulations confirm that off-axis injection provides the electrons with the initial transverse momentum necessary to undertake distinct betatron oscillations within the plasma bubble during their acceleration process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources III
Editors	Dino A. Jaroszynski, MinSup Hur
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA
Number of pages	8
Volume	11036
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2522781
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2019
Event	SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics - Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 1 Apr 2019 → 4 Apr 2019

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Conference	SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	1/04/19 → 4/04/19

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laser wake field accelerators
electron accelerator
plasma physics
high energy electrons

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Jaroszynski, D., Boyd, M., Brunetti, E., Ersfeld, B., Hidding, B., McKenna, P., Noble, A., Sheng, Z., Vieux, G., Welsh, G. H. & Wiggins, M.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/16 → 31/03/21
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Laserlab-Europe IV (H2020 INFRA IA)
Jaroszynski, D., Hidding, B., McKenna, P. & Sheng, Z.
European Commission - Horizon 2020
1/12/15 → 30/11/19
Project: Research

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Spesyvtsev, R. (Creator), Brunetti, E. (Creator), Vieux, G. (Data Collector), Shahzad, M. (Data Collector), Maitrallain, A. (Contributor), Yoffe, S. (Contributor), Ersfeld, B. (Contributor), Kornaszewski, A. (Contributor), Streeter, M. J. V. (Contributor), Finlay, O. (Data Collector), Ma, Y. (Contributor), Kettle, B. (Data Collector), Dann, S. J. D. (Contributor), Albert, F. (Contributor), Bourgeois, N. (Contributor), Cipiccia, S. (Contributor), Cole, J. M. (Contributor), Gerstmayr, E. (Contributor), González, I. G. (Contributor), Higginbotham, A. (Contributor), Hussein, A. (Contributor), Falk, K. (Contributor), Krushelnick, K. (Contributor), Lemos, N. (Contributor), Lopes, N. (Contributor), Lumsdon, C. (Data Collector), Lundh, O. (Contributor), Mangles, S. P. D. (Contributor), Najmudin, Z. (Contributor), Rajeev, P. P. (Contributor), Smid, M. (Contributor), Symes, D. R. (Contributor), Thomas, A. G. R. (Contributor) & Jaroszynski, D. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 13 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.15129/7394020e-191b-4362-965e-dbe54adb521d
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Spesyvtsev, R., Brunetti, E., Vieux, G., Shahzad, M., Maitrallain, A., Yoffe, S., Ersfeld, B., Kornaszewski, A., Streeter, M. J. V., Finlay, O., Ma, Y., Kettle, B., Dann, S. J. D., Albert, F., Bourgeois, N., Cipiccia, S., Cole, J. M., Gerstmayr, E., González, I. G., ... Jaroszynski, D. A. (2019). Generation of electron high energy beams with a ring-like structure by a dual stage laser wakefield accelerator. In D. A. Jaroszynski, & M. Hur (Eds.), Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources III (Vol. 11036). [110360F]. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2522781

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Generation of electron high energy beams with a ring-like structure by a dual stage laser wakefield accelerator. / Spesyvtsev, R.; Brunetti, E.; Vieux, G. et al.

Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources III. ed. / Dino A. Jaroszynski; MinSup Hur. Vol. 11036 Bellingham, WA, 2019. 110360F.

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Spesyvtsev R, Brunetti E, Vieux G, Shahzad M, Maitrallain A, Yoffe S et al. Generation of electron high energy beams with a ring-like structure by a dual stage laser wakefield accelerator. In Jaroszynski DA, Hur M, editors, Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources III. Vol. 11036. Bellingham, WA. 2019. 110360F doi: 10.1117/12.2522781

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