High-energy density laser-matter interaction at ELI-Beamlines

ORAL

Abstract

The P3 infrastructure at ELI-Beamlines is designed for multiple-beam experiments. It allows for high-energy (~kJ, ~ns) as well as high-intensity (multi-PW, 150 fs) operation based on the L4 laser. In combination with the L3-HAPLS laser (at present ~0.5 PW, 27 fs), sophisticated pump-probe experiments will become available end 2022. The L3 and L4n laser have been partially commissioned in 2021 and 2022.

The L4n beamline will provide shaped nanosecond pulses of up to 1.5 kJ at a maximum repetition rate of one shot per minute.

This beamline will provide unique possibilities for high-pressure, high-energy-density physics, warm dense matter, laboratory astrophysics and laser-plasma interaction experiments in general. With the synchronization to L3 it will be possible to perform backlighter experiments in either a short focal length configuration (proton radiography, K-alpha backlighter) or long focal length configuration (betatron setup, broad X-rays).

The talk will present a detailed overview of the experimental infrastructure and the future possibilities for user operation.

*This research is supported by the projects ADONIS (Advanced research using high intensity laser produced photons and particles, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16 019/0000789) and by High Field Initiative (HiFI, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15 003/0000449), both from European Regional Development Fund.This research is supported by the Czech Science Foundation (project No. 22-42890L).

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Publication: F. P. Condamine et al. , "High-repetition rate solid target delivery system for PW-class laser–matter interaction at ELI Beamlines", Review of Scientific Instruments 92, 063504 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0053281

N. Jourdain et al. , "The L4n laser beamline of the P3-installation: Towards high-repetition rate high-energy density physics at ELI-Beamlines", Matter and Radiation at Extremes 6, 015401 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0022120

S. Weber et al. , "P3: An installation for high-energy density plasma physics and ultra-high intensity laser–matter interaction at ELI-Beamlines", Matter and Radiation at Extremes 2, 149-176 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mre.2017.03.003

S. Borneis et al. (2021). Design, installation and commissioning of the ELI-Beamlines high-power, high-repetition rate HAPLS laser beam transport system to P3. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 9, E30. doi:10.1017/hpl.2021.16

Presenters

  • Florian Condamine

    • ELI Beamlines
    • ELI-Beamlines Center, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25241 Dolní Brežany, Czech Republic
    • ELI Beamlines, Prague, Czech Republic

Authors

  • Florian Condamine

    • ELI Beamlines
    • ELI-Beamlines Center, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25241 Dolní Brežany, Czech Republic
    • ELI Beamlines, Prague, Czech Republic

  • Stefan Weber

    • ELI Beamlines
    • ELI-Beamlines Center, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25241 Dolní Brežany, Czech Republic

  • Noémie Jourdain

    • ELI Beamlines

  • Tomas Lastovicka

    • ELI Beamlines

  • Raj Singh

    • ELI Beamlines

  • Petr Rubovic

    • ELI Beamlines