Laser system development towards a compact Thomson photon source

POSTER

Abstract

Thomson scattering of laser pulses from relativistic electron beams can provide MeV photons, relevant to numerous applications including nuclear nonproliferation. We present the concept and construction of such a source. Here we focus on a 100 TW class laser system dedicated to this development, and its operation. We present stability data and alignment techniques to enable the multi-beam experiment. Experiments to produce controllable laser-plasma-accelerated (LPA) electron-beams with narrow energy- and spatial distributions are described. Initial experiments towards Thomson scattering using this new setup have started and will be presented.

*Work supported by the US DOE National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation RD (NA22), by the US DOE under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231, and by the National Science Foundation under NSF Grant No. PHY-1632796.

Presenters

  • T. M Ostermayr

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

Authors

  • T. M Ostermayr

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • H. -E. Tsai

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • Cameron Guy Robinson Geddes

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • G. G Otero

    • U.C. Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • UC Berkeley
    • LBNL, UC Berkeley

  • T. Larrieu

    • University of Paris-Sud, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • University of Paris-Sud

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • Sam K Barber

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab

  • Fumika Isono

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL, UC Berkeley
    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Univ of California - Berkeley

  • R. Lehe

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • Jean-Luc Vay

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
    • LBNL

  • Kei Nakamura

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • Csaba Toth

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL, LBNL

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • Eric Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • LBNL

  • Wim Pieter Leemans

    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, U.C. Berkeley
    • Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Univ of California - Berkeley
    • LBNL, UC Berkeley