A multi-shot target assembly and automatic alignment procedure for laser–plasma proton acceleration at high repetition rate are introduced.The assembly is based on a multi-target rotating wheel capable of hosting mor...A multi-shot target assembly and automatic alignment procedure for laser–plasma proton acceleration at high repetition rate are introduced.The assembly is based on a multi-target rotating wheel capable of hosting more than 5000 targets,mounted on a 3D motorized stage to allow rapid replenishment and alignment of the target material between laser irradiations.The automatic alignment procedure consists of a detailed mapping of the impact positions at the target surface prior to the irradiation that ensures stable operation of the target,which alongside the purpose-built design of the target wheel,enables operation at rates up to 10 Hz.Stable and continuous laser-driven proton acceleration at 10 Hz is demonstrated,with observed cut-off energy stability about 15%.展开更多
We report the development of a stable high-average power X-ray source generated by the interaction of ultrashort laser pulses(35 fs,1 mJ,1 kHz)with a solid target in air.The achieved source stability,which is essentia...We report the development of a stable high-average power X-ray source generated by the interaction of ultrashort laser pulses(35 fs,1 mJ,1 kHz)with a solid target in air.The achieved source stability,which is essential for the applications foreseen for these laser-driven plasma accelerators,is due to the combination of precise positioning of the target on focus and the development of a fast rotating target system able to ensure the refreshment of the material at every shot while minimizing positioning errors with respect to the focal spot.This vacuum-free laser-plasma X-ray source provides an average dose rate of 1.5 Sv/h at 30 cm and a repeatability better than 93%during more than 36 min of continuous operation per target.展开更多
基金This work was supportedby the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia,Innovacion y Universidades under grants RTI2018-101578-B-C21,RTI2018-101578-B-C22,FPI predoctorals BES-2017-08917 and PRE2019-090730Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maetzu under project MdM-2016-0692-17-2+2 种基金the Xuntade Galicia grants GRC ED431C 2017/54 and ED431F2023/21 and a grant of the program Grupos de investigacion consolidados(CIAICO/2022/008)financed by Generalitat Valenciana.Action co-financed by the European Union through the Programa Operativo del Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional(FEDER)of the Comunitat Valenciana 2014-2020(IDIFEDER/2021/002)This work was supported by‘la Caixa'Foundation(ID 100010434)(fellowship code LCF/BQ/PI20/11760027)grant RYC2021-032654-I funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by‘European Union Next Generation EU'.
文摘A multi-shot target assembly and automatic alignment procedure for laser–plasma proton acceleration at high repetition rate are introduced.The assembly is based on a multi-target rotating wheel capable of hosting more than 5000 targets,mounted on a 3D motorized stage to allow rapid replenishment and alignment of the target material between laser irradiations.The automatic alignment procedure consists of a detailed mapping of the impact positions at the target surface prior to the irradiation that ensures stable operation of the target,which alongside the purpose-built design of the target wheel,enables operation at rates up to 10 Hz.Stable and continuous laser-driven proton acceleration at 10 Hz is demonstrated,with observed cut-off energy stability about 15%.
基金supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades under RTI2018-101578-BC21 and FPI predoctoral BES-2017-08917 grantsUnidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu under project MdM-20160692-17-2the Xunta de Galicia research grant GRCED431C 2017/54.
文摘We report the development of a stable high-average power X-ray source generated by the interaction of ultrashort laser pulses(35 fs,1 mJ,1 kHz)with a solid target in air.The achieved source stability,which is essential for the applications foreseen for these laser-driven plasma accelerators,is due to the combination of precise positioning of the target on focus and the development of a fast rotating target system able to ensure the refreshment of the material at every shot while minimizing positioning errors with respect to the focal spot.This vacuum-free laser-plasma X-ray source provides an average dose rate of 1.5 Sv/h at 30 cm and a repeatability better than 93%during more than 36 min of continuous operation per target.
