Multi-GeV electron acceleration driven by the Texas Petawatt laser

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Abstract

We present the preparation for high energy (multi-GeV) electron generation in underdense plasmas interacting with 1PW, 150fs Texas Petawatt laser pulses. Electron laser wakefield acceleration experiments have demonstrated that 1GeV electron beams can be produced with multi-TW class laser systems. Scaling laws and simulations have predicted that 3-10GeV electrons can be generated with a short pulse PW laser system without any external guiding mechanism. The Texas Petawatt system has an F /40 focusing geometry, which along with laser self-guiding creates a long laser plasma interaction length while still maintaining intensity above 10$^{19}$W/cm$^2$. This configuration also creates an opportunity to ``visualize'' the plasma wakefield structures using the single shot frequency-domain holography (FDH) technique. This presentation includes the Texas Petawatt laser, laser wakefield experimental setup, plasma diagnostic setup and anticipated preliminary experimental results during 2010. Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of laser wakefield electron acceleration and the FDH diagnostic are also presented.

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Authors

  • X. Wang

    Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster

  • Sacha Kopp

    Texas Lutheran, Texas Lutheran University, Bastrop ISD, Lego Education, LEGO Education, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Waxahachie Early College High School, Navarro College, and Texas A\&M Commerce, PTRA/AAPT, National Instruments, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University - Commerce, University of Dallas, Austin Community College, Angelo State University, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Southern Univertisy Baton Rouge, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Central Florida, JQI, NIST and Univ. of Maryland, UT Austin, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Lockheed Martin, NASA, South Plains College, LBNL-ALS, Berkeley, Denison U., Granville, U. of Nevada, Reno, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, Institute for Applied Physics, University of Muenster