We investigate the suitability of using GeV laser wakefield accelerated electron beams to measure strong, B > 0.1 MT, magnetic fields. This method is explored as an alternative to proton deflectometry, which cannot be used for quantitative measurement using conventional analysis techniques at these extreme field strengths. Using such energetic electrons as a probe brings about several additional aspects for consideration, including beam divergence, detectors, and radiation reaction, which are considered here. Quantum radiation reaction on the probe is found to provide an additional measurement of the strength and length of fields, extending the standard deflectometry measurement that can only measure the path integrated fields. An experimental setup is proposed and measurement error is considered under near-term experimental conditions.
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Ultrafast relativistic electron probing of extreme magnetic fields
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Brandon K. Russell
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Brandon K. Russell
a)
(Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft)
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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
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Paul T. Campbell
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Paul T. Campbell
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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
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Qian Qian
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Qian Qian
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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
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Jason A. Cardarelli
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Jason A. Cardarelli
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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
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Stepan S. Bulanov
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Stepan S. Bulanov
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Sergei V. Bulanov
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Sergei V. Bulanov
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ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC
, Za Radnicí 835, Dolní Břežany 25241, Czech Republic
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National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Kansai Photon Science Institute
, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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Gabriele M. Grittani
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Gabriele M. Grittani
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ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC
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Daniel Seipt
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Daniel Seipt
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Helmholtz Institute Jena
, Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Louise Willingale
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Louise Willingale
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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
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Alexander G. R. Thomas
Alexander G. R. Thomas
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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
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Brandon K. Russell
1,a)
Paul T. Campbell
1
Qian Qian
1
Jason A. Cardarelli
1
Stepan S. Bulanov
2
Sergei V. Bulanov
3,4
Gabriele M. Grittani
3
Daniel Seipt
5
Louise Willingale
1
Alexander G. R. Thomas
1
1
Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
2
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
3
ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC
, Za Radnicí 835, Dolní Břežany 25241, Czech Republic
4
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Kansai Photon Science Institute
, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
5
Helmholtz Institute Jena
, Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
Phys. Plasmas 30, 093105 (2023)
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Received:
June 16 2023
Accepted:
August 31 2023
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Brandon K. Russell, Paul T. Campbell, Qian Qian, Jason A. Cardarelli, Stepan S. Bulanov, Sergei V. Bulanov, Gabriele M. Grittani, Daniel Seipt, Louise Willingale, Alexander G. R. Thomas; Ultrafast relativistic electron probing of extreme magnetic fields. Phys. Plasmas 1 September 2023; 30 (9): 093105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0163392
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