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.
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6 March 2017
ADVANCED ACCELERATOR CONCEPTS: 17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop
31 July–5 August 2016
National Harbor, MD, USA
Research Article|
March 06 2017
Generation of tens-of-MeV photons by compton backscatter from laser-plasma-accelerated GeV electrons Free
J. M. Shaw;
J. M. Shaw
a)
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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A. C. Bernstein;
A. C. Bernstein
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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A. Hannasch;
A. Hannasch
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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M. LaBerge;
M. LaBerge
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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Y.-Y. Chang;
Y.-Y. Chang
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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K. Weichman;
K. Weichman
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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J. Welch;
J. Welch
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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R. Zgadzaj;
R. Zgadzaj
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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W. Henderson;
W. Henderson
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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H.-E. Tsai;
H.-E. Tsai
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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N. Fazel;
N. Fazel
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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X. Wang;
X. Wang
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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C. Wagner;
C. Wagner
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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M. Donovan;
M. Donovan
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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G. Dyer;
G. Dyer
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
University of Texas at Austin
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E. Gaul;
E. Gaul
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University of Texas at Austin
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J. Gordon;
J. Gordon
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
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M. Martinez;
M. Martinez
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University of Texas at Austin
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M. Spinks;
M. Spinks
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
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T. Toncian;
T. Toncian
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
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T. Ditmire;
T. Ditmire
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M. C. Downer
M. C. Downer
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
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J. M. Shaw
1,a)
A. C. Bernstein
1
A. Hannasch
1
M. LaBerge
1
Y.-Y. Chang
1
K. Weichman
1
J. Welch
1
R. Zgadzaj
1
W. Henderson
1
H.-E. Tsai
1
N. Fazel
1
X. Wang
1
C. Wagner
2
M. Donovan
2
G. Dyer
2
E. Gaul
2
J. Gordon
2
M. Martinez
2
M. Spinks
2
T. Toncian
2
T. Ditmire
2
M. C. Downer
1
1Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
2Center for Higher Energy Density Science,
University of Texas at Austin
, Austin, TX 78712 USA
AIP Conf. Proc. 1812, 100012 (2017)
Citation
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; Generation of tens-of-MeV photons by compton backscatter from laser-plasma-accelerated GeV electrons. AIP Conf. Proc. 6 March 2017; 1812 (1): 100012. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975910
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