Collimated gamma rays from laser wakefield accelerated electrons

Li Minghua; Chen Liming; Li Dazhang; Huang Kai; Li Yifei; Ma Yong; Yan Wenchao; Tao Mengze; Tan Junhao; Sheng Zhengming; Zhang Jie

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Li Minghua, Chen Liming, Li Dazhang, Huang Kai, Li Yifei, Ma Yong, Yan Wenchao, Tao Mengze, Tan Junhao, Sheng Zhengming, Zhang Jie. Collimated gamma rays from laser wakefield accelerated electrons[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(4). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.03.002

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Li Minghua, Chen Liming, Li Dazhang, Huang Kai, Li Yifei, Ma Yong, Yan Wenchao, Tao Mengze, Tan Junhao, Sheng Zhengming, Zhang Jie. Collimated gamma rays from laser wakefield accelerated electrons[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(4). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.03.002

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Li Minghua, Chen Liming, Li Dazhang, Huang Kai, Li Yifei, Ma Yong, Yan Wenchao, Tao Mengze, Tan Junhao, Sheng Zhengming, Zhang Jie. Collimated gamma rays from laser wakefield accelerated electrons[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(4). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.03.002

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Collimated gamma rays from laser wakefield accelerated electrons

doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.03.002

Li Minghua¹,
Chen Liming^{1, 2, 3
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Li Dazhang⁴,
Huang Kai^{1, 5},
Li Yifei¹,
Ma Yong¹,
Yan Wenchao¹,
Tao Mengze¹,
Tan Junhao¹,
Sheng Zhengming^{3, 6, 7},
Zhang Jie^{3, 6}

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aBeijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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bSchool of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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cIFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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dInstitute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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eKansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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fKey Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (MOE) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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gSUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom

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Corresponding author: *Corresponding author. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8 NanSanJie, Haidian, Beijing 100190, China. Fax: +86 10 82649318. E-mail address: lmchen@iphy.ac.cn (L. Chen).
Received Date: 2018-01-22
Accepted Date: 2018-03-14
Publish Date: 2018-07-15

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Abstract

Betatron radiation from laser wakefield accelerated electrons and X-rays scattered off a counter-propagating relativistic electron bunch are collimated and hold the potential to extend the energy range to hard X-ray or gamma ray band. The peak brightness of these incoherent radiations could reach the level of the brightest synchrotron light sources in the world due to their femtosecond pulse duration and source size down to a few micrometers. In this article, the principle and properties of these radiation sources are briefly reviewed and compared. Then we present our recent progress in betatron radiation enhancement in the perspective of both photon energy and photon number. The enhancement is triggered by using a clustering gas target, arousing a second injection of a fiercely oscillating electron bunch with large charge or stimulating a resonantly enhanced oscillation of the ionization injected electrons. By adopting these methods, bright photon source with energy over 100 keV is generated which would greatly impact applications such as nuclear physics, diagnostic radiology, laboratory astrophysics and high-energy density science.
- Laser wakefield accelerator,
- Gamma ray,
- Hard X-ray,
- Betatron radiation,
- Enhancement

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