Laser-Plasma Wakefield and Direct Laser Accelerators

Presentations

• High Energy, Relativistic Intensity Laser Channeling and Direct Laser Acceleration of Electrons from an Underdense Plasma

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 9:30 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 9:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Hongmei Tang

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Hongmei Tang

    • University of Michigan

  • Andrew McKelvey

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi., 48104
    • University of Michigan

  • Paul T Campbell

    • University of Michigan

  • Brandon K Russell

    • University of Michigan

  • Yong Ma

    • University of Michigan
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Alex V Arefiev

    • University of California, San Diego

  • I-Lin Yeh

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UC San Diego

  • Kavin Tangtartharakul

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Hui Chen

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Felicie Albert

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Jessica Shaw

    • University of Rochester

  • Philip M Nilson

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester
    • Lab for Laser Energetics

  • Louise Willingale

    • University of Michigan

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• On the particle resonances and trapping of direct laser acceleration

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 9:42 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 9:54 AM

  Publication: F-Y Li, PK Singh, S Palaniyappan, and C-K Huang, Particle resonances and trapping of direct laser acceleration in a laser-plasma channel, Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 24, 041301 (2021)

  Presenters

  • Feiyu Li

    • New Mexico Consortium
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Feiyu Li

    • New Mexico Consortium
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Prashant Singh

    • Los Alamos National Lab

  • Sasi Palaniyappan

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Lab

  • Chengkun Huang

    • Los Alamos National Lab

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• Examination of the acceleration mechanisms for relativistic electron generation in an underdense, laser-driven plasma in the picosecond regime

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 9:54 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 10:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Kelly Swanson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Kelly Swanson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Graeme G Scott

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Chris D Armstrong

    • Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

  • Elizabeth S Grace

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Ghassan Zeraouli

    • Colorado State University

  • Tammy Ma

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Electron Radiography Based on Electron Beams from Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield Acceleration

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 10:06 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 10:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Jessica Shaw

    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Jessica Shaw

    • University of Rochester

  • Gerrit Bruhaug

    • University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

  • Matthew Freeman

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Frank Merrill

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Verena Geppert-Kleinrath

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Carl H Wilde

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Hans Rinderknecht

    • University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics - Rochester
    • Lab for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester

  • Dustin H Froula

    • University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • Lab for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

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• 15 MeV quasimonoenergetic electrons at 1 kHz with circularly polarized few-cycle pulses

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 10:18 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 10:30 AM

  Publication: F. Salehi, M. Le, L. Railing, M. Kolesik, and H. M. Milchberg, "Laser-Accelerated, Low-Divergence 15-MeV Quasimonoenergetic Electron Bunches at 1 kHz," Phys. Rev. X 11, 021055 (2021)
  L. Railing, M. Le, F. Salehi, M. Kolesik, and H. M.
  Milchberg, "Polarization Effect on Bandwidth Broadening in Hollow Core Fibers" (to be published).

  Presenters

  • Manh S Le

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Manh S Le

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Fatholah Salehi

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Lucas Railing

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Miroslav Kolesik

    • University of Arizona, Tucson

  • Howard M Milchberg

    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• GeV Electron Acceleration by Self-waveguiding Pulses

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 10:30 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 10:42 AM

  Publication: [1] B. Miao, L. Feder, J. E. Shrock, A. Goffin, and H. M. Milchberg, Optical Guiding in Meter-Scale Plasma Waveguides, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 074801 (2020).
  [2] L. Feder, B. Miao, J. E. Shrock, A. Goffin, and H. M. Milchberg, Self-waveguiding of relativistic laser pulses in neutral gas channels, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 043173 (2020).

  Presenters

  • Jaron E Shrock

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Jaron E Shrock

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Linus Feder

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Bo Miao

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Alexander Picksley

    • Oxford University

  • Simon Hooker

    • Oxford University

  • Shoujun Wang

    • Colorado State University
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 USA

  • Reed C Hollinger

    • Colorado State University
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 USA

  • Huanyu Song

    • Colorado State University
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 USA

  • Ryan Nedbailo

    • Colorado State University
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 USA

  • John Morrison

    • Colorado State University

  • Jorge J Rocca

    • Colorado State University
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 USA

  • Howard M Milchberg

    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• A hundred TW dual laser system for compact laser plasma accelerators, laser driven photon sources, and HED experiments at BELLA Center

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 10:42 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Robert E Jacob

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Robert E Jacob

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Tobias M Ostermayr

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Hai-En Tsai

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Sahel Hakimi

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Liona Fan-Chiang

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Samuel Barber

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Fumika Isono

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Kei Nakamura

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Csaba Toth

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Cameron R Geddes

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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• BELLA Petawatt Second Beamline Commissioning and Experimental Plans

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 10:54 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 11:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Marlene Turner

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Marlene Turner

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Stepan S Bulanov

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carlo Benedetti

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Davide Terzani

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Kei Nakamura

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Zachary Eisentraut

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Cameron R Geddes

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Nathan Ybarrolaza

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Greg Mannino

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jonathan S Bradford

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Haris Muratagic

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Csaba Toth

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Lieselotte Obst-Huebl

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Tyler Sipla

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Arturo Magana

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Joe Riley

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Paul M Centeno

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Thorsten Stezelberger

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • James Vuong

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Lucas Kistulentz

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Gregory L'Heureux

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Gregory Scharfstein

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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• Laser-plasma accelerator optimization through active stabilization of the 100-TW-class high-power laser delivery to focus

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 11:06 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 11:18 AM

  Publication: Isono, F., van Tilborg, J., Barber, S. K., Natal, J., Berger, C., Tsai, H. E., ... & Esarey, E. (2021). High-power non-perturbative laser delivery diagnostics at the final focus of 100-TW-class laser pulses. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 9.

  Presenters

  • Curtis Berger

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Curtis Berger

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Fumika Isono

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Samuel Barber

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Tobias M Ostermayr

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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• Staging of laser-based plasma accelerators using tape-based plasma mirrors

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 11:18 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Joshua Stackhouse

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Joshua Stackhouse

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Marlene Turner

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Lieselotte Obst-Huebl

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Kei Nakamura

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Matthew Sahim

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Cameron R Geddes

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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• Phase-space reconstruction of the electron beam via modulated angular spectrum of the electron beam in a laser wakefield accelerator

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 11:30 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Yong Ma

    • University of Michigan
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  Authors

  • Yong Ma

    • University of Michigan
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Matthew J. V Streeter

    • Queen's University Belfast
    • The Queens University of Belfast
    • The Cockcroft Institute

  • Felicie Albert

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Nicholas Bourgeois

    • STFC Central Laser Facility
    • Central Laser Facility
    • Rutherford Appleton Lab

  • Silvia Cipiccia

    • Diamond Light Source

  • Jason M Cole

    • Imperial College London

  • Stephen J Dann

    • STFC Central Laser Facility
    • Central Laser Facility
    • The Cockcroft Institute

  • Elias Gerstmayr

    • Imperial College London

  • Isabel Gonzalez

    • Lund University

  • Andrew Higginbotham

    • University of York

  • Amina E Hussein

    • University of Michigan

  • Dino Jaroszynski

    • University of Strathclyde

  • Katerina Falk

    • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

  • Brendan Kettle

    • Imperical College London
    • Imperial College London

  • Karl M Krushelnick

    • University of Michigan
    • Center for Ultra-Fast Optics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

  • Nuno Lemos

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Nelson Lopes

    • Instituto Superior Técnico

  • Caroline Lumsden

    • University of York

  • Olle Lundh

    • Lund University

  • Stuart P.D. Mangles

    • Imperial College London

  • Zulfikar Najmudin

    • Imperial College London
    • Imperial College London, UK

  • Pattathil Rajeev

    • Rutherford Appleton Lab
    • Central Laser Facility

  • Mohammed Shahzad

    • University of Strathclyde

  • Michal Smid

    • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

  • Rome Spesyvtsev

    • University of Strathclyde

  • Daniel R Symes

    • Rutherford Appleton Lab

  • G. Vieux

    • University of Strathclyde

  • Jonathan Wood

    • Imperial College London

  • Alexander G Thomas

    • University of Michigan
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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• Laser steepening controls polarization-dependent electron self-injection in laser plasma accelerators

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 11:42 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Jihoon Kim

    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Jihoon Kim

    • Cornell University

  • Vladimir Khudik

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Gennady Shvets

    • Cornell University

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• A multi-sheath model for highly nonlinear plasma wakefields

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 11:54 AM – Nov. 8, 2021, 12:06 PM

  Publication: T. N. Dalichaouch et al., Phys. Plasmas 28, 063103 (2021).

  Presenters

  • Thamine Dalichaouch

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Thamine Dalichaouch

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Xinlu Xu

    • SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Adam R Tableman

    • California State University, Los Angeles

  • Fei Li

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Frank S Tsung

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Warren B Mori

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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• Laser Wakefield Acceleration from Nebular-Shaped Plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 12:06 PM – Nov. 8, 2021, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Itamar Cohen

    • Tel Aviv University

  Authors

  • Itamar Cohen

    • Tel Aviv University

  • Talia Meir

    • Tel Aviv University

  • Yonatan Gershuni

    • Tel Aviv University

  • Michal Elkind

    • Tel Aviv University

  • Assaf Levanon

    • Tel Aviv University

  • Ishay Pomerantz

    • Tel Aviv University
    • Tel-Aviv University, Israel

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• Source size analysis of x-rays driven by laser wakefield acceleration

  ORAL

  Nov. 8, 2021, 12:18 PM – Nov. 8, 2021, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Isabella M Pagano

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Isabella M Pagano

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Paul M King

    • University of Texas at Austin/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea Hannasch

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Thanh Ha

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Alejandro A Franco

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Hai-En Tsai

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Tobias M Ostermayr

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Robert E Jacob

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Sahel Hakimi

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Cameron R Geddes

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Mario Balcazar

    • University of Michigan

  • Yong Ma

    • University of Michigan
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Alexander G Thomas

    • University of Michigan
    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Carolyn C Kuranz

    • University of Michigan

  • Hernan J Quevedo

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Michael M Spinks

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Constantin Aniculaesei

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Nuno Lemos

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • B M Hegelich

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Michael C Downer

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Felicie Albert

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

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