An integrated approach to ultraintense laser sciences: The PLASMON-X project

Gizzi, L. A.; Bacci, A.; Betti, S.; Cecchetti, C. A.; Ferrario, M.; Gamucci, A.; Giulietti, A.; Giulietti, Danilo; Koester, P.; Labate, L.; Levato, T.; Petrillo, V.; Serafini, L.; Tomassini, P.; Vaccarezza, C.

doi:10.1140/epjst/e2009-01109-4

Cited by 25 publications

(17 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The Thomson source PlasmonX [18][19][20] is in the commissioning phase at the National Laboratory of Frascati (INFN-LNF). It is based on the back scattering of the light pulse of the high intensity Ti:sapphire laser FLAME [21] with the high brightness electron beam produced by the photoinjector SPARC [22]. SPARC actually delivers electron bunches of charge up to 1 nC, energy up to 170 MeV, and brightness larger than 10 14 A=mrad 2 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Photon flux and spectrum of Compton sources

Petrillo

Bacci

Zinati

et al. 2012

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Photon flux and spectrum of Compton sources

Petrillo

Bacci

Zinati

et al. 2012

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The small parameter is defined as ¼ x pe =x, which under the conditions of the FLAME laser wakefield experiments has the value % 1=12. The dimensionless laser intensitỹ (iii) SIR, with I max ranging from 10 20 to 2.5 Â 10 22 W/cm 2 , 27,29,30 when the electron quiver motion is ultrarelativistic, p ? 0 ) m 0 c.…”

Section: Mathematical Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A simple scaling analysis of Eqs. (30) and (31) indicates that in a 3D case (r 2 ? $ @=@z 2 ), the self-generated magnetic field (i.e., the slowly varying vector potentialÃ ð0Þ ? )…”

Section: B Nonlinear Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Semianalytical study of the propagation of an ultrastrong femtosecond laser pulse in a plasma with ultrarelativistic electron jitter

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The interaction of a multi-petawatt, pancake-shaped laser pulse with an unmagnetized plasma is studied analytically and numerically in a regime with ultrarelativistic electron jitter velocities, in which the plasma electrons are almost completely expelled from the pulse region. The study is applied to a laser wakefield acceleration scheme with specifications that may be available in the next generation of Ti:Sa lasers and with the use of recently developed pulse compression techniques. A set of novel nonlinear equations is derived using a three-timescale description, with an intermediate timescale associated with the nonlinear phase of the electromagnetic wave and with the spatial bending of its wave front. They describe, on an equal footing, both the strong and the moderate laser intensity regimes, pertinent to the core and to the edges of the pulse. These have fundamentally different dispersive properties since in the core the electrons are almost completely expelled by a very strong ponderomotive force, and the electromagnetic wave packet is imbedded in a vacuum channel, thus having (almost) linear properties. Conversely, at the pulse edges, the laser amplitude is smaller, and the wave is weakly nonlinear and dispersive. New nonlinear terms in the wave equation, introduced by the nonlinear phase, describe without the violation of imposed scaling laws a smooth transition to a nondispersive electromagnetic wave at very large intensities and a simultaneous saturation of the (initially cubic) nonlocal nonlinearity. The temporal evolution of the laser pulse is studied both analytically and by numerically solving the model equations in a two-dimensional geometry, with the spot diameter presently used in some laser acceleration experiments. The most stable initial pulse length is estimated to exceed 1.5–2 microns. Moderate stretching of the pulse in the direction of propagation is observed, followed by the development of a vacuum channel and of a very large electrostatic wake potential, as well as by the bending of the laser wave front

show abstract

“…It is based on the backscattering between the light pulse provided by the high intensity Ti:sapphire laser FLAME [36] and the high brightness electron beam of the photoinjector SPARC [37]. SPARC delivers electron bunches with charge up to 1 nC, energy up to 170 MeV, and brightness larger than 10 14 A=mrad 2 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dual color x-rays from Thomson or Compton sources

Petrillo

Bacci

Curatolo

et al. 2015

Advances in X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers Instrumentation III

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We analyze the possibility of producing two-color x or γ radiation by Thomson/Compton backscattering between a high intensity laser pulse and a two-energy level electron beam, constituted by a couple of beamlets separated in time and/or energy obtained by a photoinjector with comb laser techniques and linac velocity bunching. The parameters of the Thomson source at SPARC_LAB have been simulated, proposing a set of realistic experiments.

show abstract

An integrated approach to ultraintense laser sciences: The PLASMON-X project

Cited by 25 publications

References 22 publications

Photon flux and spectrum of Compton sources

Photon flux and spectrum of Compton sources

Semianalytical study of the propagation of an ultrastrong femtosecond laser pulse in a plasma with ultrarelativistic electron jitter

Dual color x-rays from Thomson or Compton sources

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About