Generation of tens-of-MeV photons by Compton backscatter from laser-plasma-accelerated GeV electrons

J. M. Shaw; A. C. Bernstein; A. Hannasch; M. Laberge; Y. Y. Chang; K. Weichman; J. Welch; R. Zgadzaj; W. Henderson; H. E. Tsai; N. Fazel; X. Wang; C. Wagner; M. Donovan; G. Dyer; E. Gaul; J. Gordon; M. Martinez; M. Spinks; T. Toncian; T. Ditmire; M. C. Downer

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Generation of tens-of-MeV photons by Compton backscatter from laser-plasma-accelerated GeV electrons

J. M. Shaw, A. C. Bernstein, A. Hannasch, M. Laberge, Y. Y. Chang, K. Weichman, J. Welch, R. Zgadzaj, W. Henderson, H. E. Tsai, N. Fazel, X. Wang, C. Wagner, M. Donovan, G. Dyer, E. Gaul, J. Gordon, M. Martinez, M. Spinks, T. ToncianT. Ditmire, M. C. Downer

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Previous work has demonstrated the use of a plasma mirror (PM), after a laser-plasma accelerator (LPA), for generating Compton γ-rays by retro-reflecting the spent laser pulse into the just-accelerated electrons. Here, we investigate the use of a PM to stimulate Compton backscatter (CBS) by retro-reflecting a spent pulse from the Texas Petawatt (TPW) laser after it has driven a cm-scale, GeV LPA. A comparative analysis between the electron and CBS pointing and divergence reveals strong agreement, from shot-to-shot, suggesting a reliable, non-invasive extension for GeV-beam metrology. Our observations confirm the self-aligning PM method is scalable to GeV LPAs, while also suggesting a technique with unique advantages and a robustness that can potentially be exploited for investigations of nonlinear Compton backscatter from ultralow divergence, GeV electrons using the Texas Petawatt Laser.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Accelerator Concepts
Subtitle of host publication	17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, AAC 2016
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
Volume	1812
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735414808
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975910
Publication status	Published - 6 Mar 2017
Event	17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, AAC 2016 - National Harbor, United States Duration: 31 Jul 2016 → 5 Aug 2016

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Conference	17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, AAC 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	National Harbor
Period	31/07/2016 → 5/08/2016

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Shaw, J. M., Bernstein, A. C., Hannasch, A., Laberge, M., Chang, Y. Y., Weichman, K., Welch, J., Zgadzaj, R., Henderson, W., Tsai, H. E., Fazel, N., Wang, X., Wagner, C., Donovan, M., Dyer, G., Gaul, E., Gordon, J., Martinez, M., Spinks, M., ... Downer, M. C. (2017). Generation of tens-of-MeV photons by Compton backscatter from laser-plasma-accelerated GeV electrons. In Advanced Accelerator Concepts: 17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, AAC 2016 (Vol. 1812). Article 100012 American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975910

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Generation of tens-of-MeV photons by Compton backscatter from laser-plasma-accelerated GeV electrons. / Shaw, J. M.; Bernstein, A. C.; Hannasch, A. et al.
Advanced Accelerator Concepts: 17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, AAC 2016. Vol. 1812 American Institute of Physics Inc., 2017. 100012.

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