Experimental measurements of gamma-photon production and estimation of electron/positron production on the PETAL laser facility

Brun F.; Ribotte L.; Boutoux G.; Davoine X.; Masson-Laborde P. E.; Sentoku Y.; Iwata N.; Blanchot N.; Batani D.; Lantuéjoul I.; Lecherbourg L.; Rosse B.; Rousseaux C.; Vauzour B.; Raffestin D.; D’Humières E.; Ribeyre X.

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Brun F., Ribotte L., Boutoux G., Davoine X., Masson-Laborde P. E., Sentoku Y., Iwata N., Blanchot N., Batani D., Lantuéjoul I., Lecherbourg L., Rosse B., Rousseaux C., Vauzour B., Raffestin D., D’Humières E., Ribeyre X.. Experimental measurements of gamma-photon production and estimation of electron/positron production on the PETAL laser facility[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(5): 057203. doi: 10.1063/5.0206416

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Brun F., Ribotte L., Boutoux G., Davoine X., Masson-Laborde P. E., Sentoku Y., Iwata N., Blanchot N., Batani D., Lantuéjoul I., Lecherbourg L., Rosse B., Rousseaux C., Vauzour B., Raffestin D., D’Humières E., Ribeyre X.. Experimental measurements of gamma-photon production and estimation of electron/positron production on the PETAL laser facility[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(5): 057203. doi: 10.1063/5.0206416

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Brun F., Ribotte L., Boutoux G., Davoine X., Masson-Laborde P. E., Sentoku Y., Iwata N., Blanchot N., Batani D., Lantuéjoul I., Lecherbourg L., Rosse B., Rousseaux C., Vauzour B., Raffestin D., D’Humières E., Ribeyre X.. Experimental measurements of gamma-photon production and estimation of electron/positron production on the PETAL laser facility[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(5): 057203. doi: 10.1063/5.0206416

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Experimental measurements of gamma-photon production and estimation of electron/positron production on the PETAL laser facility

doi: 10.1063/5.0206416

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Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, UMR 5107, Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, 33405 Talence, France
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CEA, DAM, CESTA, F-33116 Le Barp, France
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CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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CEA, LMCE, Université Paris-Saclay, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
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Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: florent.brun.1@u-bordeaux.fr
Received Date: 2024-03-01
Accepted Date: 2024-07-14

Available Online: 2024-09-01

Publish Date: 2024-09-01

Abstract

Abstract

This article reports the first measurements of high-energy photons produced with the high-intensity PETawatt Aquitaine Laser (PETAL) laser. The experiments were performed during the commissioning of the laser. The laser had an energy of about 400 J, an intensity of 8 × 10¹⁸ W cm⁻², and a pulse duration of 660 fs (FWHM). It was shot at a 2 mm-thick solid tungsten target. The high-energy photons were produced mainly from the bremsstrahlung process for relativistic electrons accelerated inside a plasma generated on the front side of the target. This paper reports measurements of electrons, protons and photons. Hot electrons up to ≈35 MeV with a few-MeV temperature were recorded by a spectrometer, called SESAME (Spectre ÉlectronS Angulaire Moyenne Énergie). K- and L-shells were clearly detected by a photon spectrometer called SPECTIX (Spectromètre Petal à Cristal en TransmIssion pour le rayonnnement X). High-energy photons were diagnosed by CRACC-X (Cassette de RAdiographie Centre Chambre-rayonnement X), a bremsstrahlung cannon. Bremsstrahlung cannon analysis is strongly dependent on the hypothesis adopted for the spectral shape. Different shapes can exhibit similar reproductions of the experimental data. To eliminate dependence on the shape hypothesis and to facilitate analysis of the data, simulations of the interaction were performed. To model the mechanisms involved, a simulation chain including hydrodynamic, particle-in-cell, and Monte Carlo simulations was used. The simulations model the preplasma generated at the front of the target by the PETAL laser prepulse, the acceleration of electrons inside the plasma, the generation of MeV-range photons from these electrons, and the response of the detector impacted by the energetic photon beam. All this work enabled reproduction of the experimental data. The high-energy photons produced have a large emission angle and an exponential distribution shape. In addition to the analysis of the photon spectra, positron production was also investigated. Indeed, if high-energy photons are generated inside the solid target, some positron/electron pairs may be produced by the Bethe–Heitler process. Therefore, the positron production achievable within the PETAL laser facility was quantified. To conclude the study, the possibility of creating electron/positron pairs through the linear Breit–Wheeler process with PETAL was investigated.

Conflict of Interest
The authors have no conflicts to disclose.
F. Brun: Conceptualization (equal); Formal analysis (lead); Investigation (lead); Validation (lead); Visualization (lead); Writing – original draft (lead); Writing – review & editing (equal). L. Ribotte: Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Resources (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). G. Boutoux: Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Resources (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). X. Davoine: Formal analysis (supporting); Resources (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). P. E. Masson-Laborde: Formal analysis (supporting); Resources (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Y. Sentoku: Investigation (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). N. Iwata: Investigation (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). N. Blanchot: Data curation (supporting); Investigation (supporting); Resources (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). D. Batani: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (supporting); Project administration (equal); Supervision (lead); Writing – review & editing (supporting). I. Lantuéjoul: Data curation (supporting); Investigation (supporting); Resources (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). L. Lecherbourg: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Project administration (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). B. Rosse: Investigation (equal); Resources (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). C. Rousseaux: Conceptualization (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). B. Vauzour: Investigation (equal); Resources (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). D. Raffestin: Conceptualization (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (supporting); Project administration (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). E. D’Humières: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). X. Ribeyre: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal).
Author Contributions
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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