Platform for laser-driven X-ray diagnostics of heavy-ion heated extreme states of matter

P. Hesselbach; J. Lütgert; V. Bagnoud; R. Belikov; O. Humphries; B. Lindqvist; G. Schaumann; A. Sokolov; A. Tauschwitz; D. Varentsov; K. Weyrich; B. Winkler; X. Yu; B. Zielbauer; D. Kraus; D. Riley; Zs. Major; P. Neumayer

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P. Hesselbach, J. Lütgert, V. Bagnoud, R. Belikov, O. Humphries, B. Lindqvist, G. Schaumann, A. Sokolov, A. Tauschwitz, D. Varentsov, K. Weyrich, B. Winkler, X. Yu, B. Zielbauer, D. Kraus, D. Riley, Zs. Major, P. Neumayer. Platform for laser-driven X-ray diagnostics of heavy-ion heated extreme states of matter[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(1): 017803. doi: 10.1063/5.0233548

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P. Hesselbach, J. Lütgert, V. Bagnoud, R. Belikov, O. Humphries, B. Lindqvist, G. Schaumann, A. Sokolov, A. Tauschwitz, D. Varentsov, K. Weyrich, B. Winkler, X. Yu, B. Zielbauer, D. Kraus, D. Riley, Zs. Major, P. Neumayer. Platform for laser-driven X-ray diagnostics of heavy-ion heated extreme states of matter[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(1): 017803. doi: 10.1063/5.0233548

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P. Hesselbach, J. Lütgert, V. Bagnoud, R. Belikov, O. Humphries, B. Lindqvist, G. Schaumann, A. Sokolov, A. Tauschwitz, D. Varentsov, K. Weyrich, B. Winkler, X. Yu, B. Zielbauer, D. Kraus, D. Riley, Zs. Major, P. Neumayer. Platform for laser-driven X-ray diagnostics of heavy-ion heated extreme states of matter[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(1): 017803. doi: 10.1063/5.0233548

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Platform for laser-driven X-ray diagnostics of heavy-ion heated extreme states of matter

doi: 10.1063/5.0233548

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Institut für Angewandte Physik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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Institut für Angewandte Physik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstr. 7, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Helmholtz Institut Jena, Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Institut für Geowissenschaften, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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European XFEL GmbH, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Centre for Light-Matter Interaction, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom

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Corresponding author: a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: p.hesselbach@gsi.de and p.neumayer@gsi.de
Received Date: 2024-08-15
Accepted Date: 2024-10-13

Available Online: 2025-01-01

Publish Date: 2025-01-02

Abstract

Abstract

We report on commissioning experiments at the high-energy, high-temperature (HHT) target area at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, combining for the first time intense pulses of heavy ions from the SIS18 synchrotron with high-energy laser pulses from the PHELIX laser facility. We demonstrate the use of X-ray diagnostic techniques based on intense laser-driven X-ray sources, which will allow probing of large samples volumetrically heated by the intense heavy-ion beams. A new target chamber as well as optical diagnostics for ion-beam characterization and fast pyrometric temperature measurements complement the experimental capabilities. This platform is designed for experiments at the future Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH (FAIR), where unprecedented ion-beam intensities will enable the generation of millimeter-sized samples under high-energy-density conditions.

The authors have no conflicts to disclose.
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Author Contributions
P. Hesselbach: Conceptualization (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). J. Lütgert: Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). V. Bagnoud: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal). R. Belikov: Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal). O. Humphries: Investigation (equal). B. Lindqvist: Investigation (equal). G. Schaumann: Resources (equal). A. Sokolov: Formal analysis (equal). A. Tauschwitz: Investigation (equal). D. Varentsov: Investigation (equal). K. Weyrich: Investigation (equal). B. Winkler: Funding acquisition (equal); Resources (equal). X. Yu: Investigation (equal). B. Zielbauer: Investigation (equal). D. Kraus: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal). D. Riley: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal). Zs. Major: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). P. Neumayer: Conceptualization (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal).
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding authors upon reasonable request.

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