IP2: High Intensity Experiment Platform at the BELLA Petawatt Laser
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Abstract
In this presentation, we will report on the status of a newly constructed high intensity laser beamline at the BELLA petawatt facility with a short-focal length OAP (f\2.5), where expected laser focus intensity is >1021 W/cm2 with a repetition rate up to 1 Hz. The first commissioning experiment is scheduled in fall 2021, and the results will be discussed in the presentation.
In near future, this new short-focal length beamline will be equipped with a re-collimating double-plasma mirror, providing ultra-high temporal contrast with high peak intensity. This enables experiments with advanced concepts such as radiation pressure acceleration and magnetic vortex acceleration of ion beams. The outlook toward 100 MeV level laser-driven ion beam sources will be discussed as well. The BELLA Center is a part of LaserNetUS, providing access to users.
In near future, this new short-focal length beamline will be equipped with a re-collimating double-plasma mirror, providing ultra-high temporal contrast with high peak intensity. This enables experiments with advanced concepts such as radiation pressure acceleration and magnetic vortex acceleration of ion beams. The outlook toward 100 MeV level laser-driven ion beam sources will be discussed as well. The BELLA Center is a part of LaserNetUS, providing access to users.
*The work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, LaserNetUS (https://www.lasernetus.org/), and Office of High Energy Physics under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.
Presenters
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Kei Nakamura
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory