Betatron radiation from laser plasma accelerators

F. Albert; B. B. Pollock; J. Shaw; K. A. Marsh; J. E. Ralph; A. Pak; C. E. Clayton; S. H. Glenzer; C. Joshi

doi:10.1117/12.2178685

14 May 2015 Betatron radiation from laser plasma accelerators

F. Albert, B. B. Pollock, J. Shaw, K. A. Marsh, J. E. Ralph, A. Pak, C. E. Clayton, S. H. Glenzer, C. Joshi

Proceedings Volume 9514, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions III; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles III; 95140X (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2178685
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2015, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

We present recent experiments on the characterization of Betatron radiation in the blowout regime of laser-wakefield acceleration. We observed Betatron x-rays up to 80 keV, and the characterization of the angular dependence of the x-ray spectrum suggests anisotropic electron trajectories in the plasma. The characterization of the source opens up new possibilities for application experiments.

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F. Albert, B. B. Pollock, J. Shaw, K. A. Marsh, J. E. Ralph, A. Pak, C. E. Clayton, S. H. Glenzer, and C. Joshi "Betatron radiation from laser plasma accelerators", Proc. SPIE 9514, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions III; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles III, 95140X (14 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2178685

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