A 250-TW laser system (FLAME - Frascati laser for acceleration and multidisciplinary experiments) is now in its commissioning phase in a new laboratory at LNF-INFN in the framework of the PLASMONX (Plasma acceleration and monochromatic X-ray generation) project. The laser will deliver25fs duration pulses with an energy up to 6J, at a 10Hz repetition rate. An ad hoc target area has also been designed and is currently being set up, allowing the first test experiments of electron laser wakefield acceleration to be carried out over the next few months in a safe, radiation-protected environment. An overview of the main features of the laser system and target area is given, along with a survey of the design and set-up of the self-injection test experiment, which is expected to reach the production of sub-GeV electron bunches.
A self-injection acceleration test experiment for the FLAME laser / L., Labate; F., Anelli; A., Bacci; D., Batani; M., Bellaveglia; C., Benedetti; R., Benocci; L., Cacciotti; C. A., Cecchetti; O., Ciricosta; A., Clozza; L., Cultrera; G., Di Pirro; Drenska, NADEJDA VASSILEVA; Faccini, Riccardo; M., Ferrario; D., Filippetto; S., Gallo; S., Fioravanti; A., Gamucci; G., Gatti; A., Ghigo; A., Giulietti; D., Giulietti; P., Koster; T., Levato; V., Lollo; E., Pace; N., Pathak; A., Rossi; L., Serafini; G., Turchetti; C., Vaccarezza; P., Valente; C., Vicario; L. A., Gizzi. - In: RADIATION EFFECTS AND DEFECTS IN SOLIDS. - ISSN 1042-0150. - 165:6-10(2010), pp. 787-793. (Intervento presentato al convegno 4th International Workshop on Pulsed Plasma Laser Ablation (PPLA) tenutosi a Messina, ITALY nel JUN 18-20, 2009) [10.1080/10420151003732056].
A self-injection acceleration test experiment for the FLAME laser
DRENSKA, NADEJDA VASSILEVA;FACCINI, Riccardo;
2010
Abstract
A 250-TW laser system (FLAME - Frascati laser for acceleration and multidisciplinary experiments) is now in its commissioning phase in a new laboratory at LNF-INFN in the framework of the PLASMONX (Plasma acceleration and monochromatic X-ray generation) project. The laser will deliver25fs duration pulses with an energy up to 6J, at a 10Hz repetition rate. An ad hoc target area has also been designed and is currently being set up, allowing the first test experiments of electron laser wakefield acceleration to be carried out over the next few months in a safe, radiation-protected environment. An overview of the main features of the laser system and target area is given, along with a survey of the design and set-up of the self-injection test experiment, which is expected to reach the production of sub-GeV electron bunches.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
