Nanoparticle-insertion scheme to decouple electron injection from laser evolution in laser wakefield acceleration

Autor: Jiancai Xu, Leejin Bae, Mohamed Ezzat, Hyung Taek Kim, Jeong Moon Yang, Sang Hwa Lee, Jin Woo Yoon, Jae Hee Sung, Seong Ku Lee, Liangliang Ji, Baifei Shen, Chang Hee Nam
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scientific reports. 12(1)
ISSN: 2045-2322
Popis: A localized nanoparticle insertion scheme is developed to decouple electron injection from laser evolution in laser wakefield acceleration. Here we report the experimental realization of a controllable electron injection by the nanoparticle insertion method into a plasma medium, where the injection position is localized within the short range of 100 μm. Nanoparticles were generated by the laser ablation process of a copper blade target using a 3-ns 532-nm laser pulse with fluence above 100 J/cm2. The produced electron bunches with a beam charge above 300 pC and divergence of around 12 mrad show the injection probability over 90% after optimizing the ablation laser energy and the temporal delay between the ablation and the main laser pulses. Since this nanoparticle insertion method can avoid the disturbing effects of electron injection process on laser evolution, the stable high-charge injection method can provide a suitable electron injector for multi-GeV electron sources from low-density plasmas.
Databáze: OpenAIRE