The L4n laser beamline of the P3-installation: Towards high-repetition rate high-energy density physics at ELI-Beamlines

Jourdain N.; Chaulagain U.; Havlík M.; Kramer D.; Kumar D.; Majerová I.; Tikhonchuk V. T.; Korn G.; Weber S.

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Jourdain N., Chaulagain U., Havlík M., Kramer D., Kumar D., Majerová I., Tikhonchuk V. T., Korn G., Weber S.. The L4n laser beamline of the P3-installation: Towards high-repetition rate high-energy density physics at ELI-Beamlines[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(1): 015401. doi: 10.1063/5.0022120

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Jourdain N., Chaulagain U., Havlík M., Kramer D., Kumar D., Majerová I., Tikhonchuk V. T., Korn G., Weber S.. The L4n laser beamline of the P3-installation: Towards high-repetition rate high-energy density physics at ELI-Beamlines[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(1): 015401. doi: 10.1063/5.0022120

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Jourdain N., Chaulagain U., Havlík M., Kramer D., Kumar D., Majerová I., Tikhonchuk V. T., Korn G., Weber S.. The L4n laser beamline of the P3-installation: Towards high-repetition rate high-energy density physics at ELI-Beamlines[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(1): 015401. doi: 10.1063/5.0022120

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The L4n laser beamline of the P3-installation: Towards high-repetition rate high-energy density physics at ELI-Beamlines

doi: 10.1063/5.0022120

Jourdain N.¹,
Chaulagain U.^1
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Havlík M.¹,
Kramer D.¹,
Kumar D.^1
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Majerová I.^1
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Tikhonchuk V. T.^{1, 2
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Korn G.¹,
Weber S.^{1, 3
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1.
ELI-Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
2.
Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, University of Bordeaux–CNRS–CEA, 33405 Talence, France
3.
School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: stefan.weber@eli-beams.eu
Received Date: 2020-07-17
Accepted Date: 2020-10-24

Available Online: 2021-01-01

Publish Date: 2021-01-15

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The P3 installation of ELI-Beamlines is conceived as an experimental platform for multiple high-repetition-rate laser beams spanning time scales from femtosecond via picosecond to nanosecond. The upcoming L4n laser beamline will provide shaped nanosecond pulses of up to 1.9 kJ at a maximum repetition rate of 1 shot/min. This beamline will provide unique possibilities for high-pressure, high-energy-density physics, warm dense matter, and laser–plasma interaction experiments. Owing to the high repetition rate, it will become possible to obtain considerable improvements in data statistics, in particular, for equation-of-state data sets. The nanosecond beam will be coupled with short sub-picosecond pulses, providing high-resolution diagnostic tools by either irradiating a backlighter target or driving a betatron setup to generate energetic electrons and hard X-rays.

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