Laser wakefield accelerators(LWFAs)offer acceleration gradients up to 1000 times higher than those of conventional radio-frequency accelerators,offering a pathway to significantly more compact and cost-effective accel...Laser wakefield accelerators(LWFAs)offer acceleration gradients up to 1000 times higher than those of conventional radio-frequency accelerators,offering a pathway to significantly more compact and cost-effective accelerator systems.This breakthrough opens up new possibilities for laboratory-scale light sources.All-optical inverse Compton scattering(AOCS)sources driven by LWFAs produce high-brightness,quasimonochromatic X rays with micrometer-scale source sizes,delivering the spatial coherence and resolution required for X-ray phase-contrast imaging(XPCI).These features position AOCS X-ray sources as promising tools for applications in biology,medicine,physics,and materials science.However,previous AOCS-based imaging studies have primarily focused on X-ray absorption imaging.In this work,we report successful experimental demonstrations of edge-enhanced in-line XPCI using energy-tunable,quasi-monochromatic AOCS X rays.With a spatial resolution of~20μm,our results clearly show the potential of high-resolution,AOCS-based XPCI applications.展开更多
Understanding the complex plasma dynamics in ultra-intense relativistic laser-solid interactions is of fundamental importance for applications of laser-plasma-based particle accelerators,the creation of high-energy-de...Understanding the complex plasma dynamics in ultra-intense relativistic laser-solid interactions is of fundamental importance for applications of laser-plasma-based particle accelerators,the creation of high-energy-density matter,understanding planetary science,and laser-driven fusion energy.However,experimental efforts in this regime have been limited by the lack of accessibility of over-critical densities and the poor spatiotemporal resolution of conventional diagnostics.Over the last decade,the advent of femtosecond brilliant hard X-ray free-electron lasers(XFELs)has opened new horizons to overcome these limitations.Here,for the first time,we present full-scale spatiotemporal measurements of solid-density plasma dynamics,including preplasma generation with tens of nanometer scale length driven by the leading edge of a relativistic laser pulse,ultrafast heating and ionization at the main pulse arrival,the laser-driven blast wave,and transient surface return current-induced compression dynamics up to hundreds of picoseconds after interaction.These observations are enabled by utilizing a novel combination of advanced X-ray diagnostics including small-angle X-ray scattering,resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy,and propagation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging simultaneously at the European XFEL-HED beamline station.展开更多
Imaging observations of solar X-ray bursts can reveal details of the energy release process and particle acceleration in flares.Most hard X-ray imagers make use of the modulation-based Fourier transform imaging method...Imaging observations of solar X-ray bursts can reveal details of the energy release process and particle acceleration in flares.Most hard X-ray imagers make use of the modulation-based Fourier transform imaging method,an indirect imaging technique that requires algorithms to reconstruct and optimize images.During the last decade,a variety of algorithms have been developed and improved.However,it is difficult to quantitatively evaluate the image quality of different solutions without a true,reference image of observation.How to choose the values of imaging parameters for these algorithms to get the best performance is also an open question.In this study,we present a detailed test of the characteristics of these algorithms,imaging dynamic range and a crucial parameter for the CLEAN method,clean beam width factor(CBWF).We first used SDO/AIA EUV images to compute DEM maps and calculate thermal X-ray maps.Then these realistic sources and several types of simulated sources are used as the ground truth in the imaging simulations for both RHESSI and ASO-S/HXI.The different solutions are evaluated quantitatively by a number of means.The overall results suggest that EM,PIXON,and CLEAN are exceptional methods for sidelobe elimination,producing images with clear source details.Although MEM_GE,MEM_NJIT,VIS_WV and VIS_CS possess fast imaging processes and generate good images,they too possess associated imperfections unique to each method.The two forward fit algorithms,VF and FF,perform differently,and VF appears to be more robust and useful.We also demonstrated the imaging capability of HXI and available HXI algorithms.Furthermore,the effect of CBWF on image quality was investigated,and the optimal settings for both RHESSI and HXI were proposed.展开更多
Awell-anticipated wide-field X-ray focusing imager,the Einstein Probe(EP,also named“Tianguan”in Chinese)has caught the eye of astronomers since its launch in January 2024.Initiated and sponsored by the Chinese Acade...Awell-anticipated wide-field X-ray focusing imager,the Einstein Probe(EP,also named“Tianguan”in Chinese)has caught the eye of astronomers since its launch in January 2024.Initiated and sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),and developed in cooperation with the European Space Agency(ESA).展开更多
Chaotic microcavities play a crucial role in several research areas,including the study of unidirectional microlasers,nonlinear optics,sensing,quantum chaos,and non-Hermitian physics.To date,most theoretical and exper...Chaotic microcavities play a crucial role in several research areas,including the study of unidirectional microlasers,nonlinear optics,sensing,quantum chaos,and non-Hermitian physics.To date,most theoretical and experimental explorations have focused on two-dimensional(2D)chaotic dielectric microcavities,but there have been minimal studies on three-dimensional(3D)ones because precise geometrical information of a 3D microcavity can be difficult to obtain.Here,we image 3D microcavities with submicron resolution using X-ray microcomputed tomography(μCT),enabling nondestructive imaging that preserves the sample for subsequent use.By analyzing the ray dynamics of a typical deformed microsphere,we demonstrate that a sufficient deformation along all three dimensions can lead to chaotic ray trajectories over extended time scales.Notably,using the X-rayμCT reconstruction results,the phase space chaotic ray dynamics of a deformed microsphere are accurately established.X-rayμCT could become a unique platform for the characterization of such deformed 3D microcavities by providing a precise means for determining the degree of deformation necessary for potential applications in ray chaos and quantum chaos.展开更多
The first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-Ⅲ laser facility.Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less expanding plasma fill ...The first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-Ⅲ laser facility.Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less expanding plasma fill in foam hohlraums with a wall density of 0.8 g/cm^(3) than in solid gold hohlraums.The radiation temperatures at different angles confirm these results.Simulation results show that the expanding plasma density in the foam hohlraums is lower than in the solid hohlraums,resulting in less expanding plasma emission and higher radiation temperature.Thus,foam gold hohlraums have advantages in reducing wall plasma filling and improving X-ray transmission,which has potential applications in achieving a higher fusion yield.展开更多
High-pressure and high-temperature(HPHT)experiments in large-volume presses(LVPs)benefit from reliable,available,and affordable heaters to achieve stable and homogeneous heating and,in some circumstances,X-ray transpa...High-pressure and high-temperature(HPHT)experiments in large-volume presses(LVPs)benefit from reliable,available,and affordable heaters to achieve stable and homogeneous heating and,in some circumstances,X-ray transparency for monitoring of properties of an in situ experiment using X-ray diffraction and contrast imaging techniques.We have developed heaters meeting the above requirements,and we screen the ternary system TiB2–SiC–hexagonal(h)BN(denoted as TSB)to enable manufacture of X-ray transparent heaters for HPHT runs.Heaters fabricated using optimized TSB-631(60%TiB2–30%SiC–10%hBN by weight)have been tested in modified truncated assemblies,showing excellent performance up to 22 GPa and 2395 K in HPHT runs.TSB-631 has good ceramic machinability,outstanding reproducibility,high stability,and negligible temperature gradient for runs at 3–7 GPa with cell assemblies with truncated edge lengths of 8–12 mm.The fabricated heaters not only show excellent performance in HPHT runs,but also demonstrate high X-ray transparency over a wide X-ray wavelength region,indicating potential applications for in situ X-ray diffraction/imaging under HPHT conditions in LVPs and other high-pressure apparatus.展开更多
We have designed,assembled,and tested a 4-MA,60-ns fast linear transformer driver(LTD),which is the first operating generator featuring multiple LTD modules connected in parallel.The LTD-based accelerator comprises si...We have designed,assembled,and tested a 4-MA,60-ns fast linear transformer driver(LTD),which is the first operating generator featuring multiple LTD modules connected in parallel.The LTD-based accelerator comprises six modules in parallel,each of which has ten-stage cavities stacked in series.The six LTD modules are connected to a water tank of diameter 6 m via a 3-m-long impedance-matched deionized waterinsulated coaxial transmission line.In the water tank,the electrical pulses are transmitted down by six horizontal tri-plate transmission lines.A 2.1-m-diameter two-level vacuum insulator stack is utilized to separate the deionized water region from the vacuum region.In the vacuum,the currents are further transported downstream by a two-level magnetically insulated transmission-line and then converged through four post-hole convolutes.Plasma radiation loads or bremsstrahlung electron beam diodes serve as loads that are expected to generate intense soft X rays or warm X rays.The machine is 3.2 m in height and 22 m in outer diameter,including support systems such as a high-voltage charge supply,magnetic core reset system,trigger system,and support platform for inner stalk installation and maintenance.A total of 1440 individual±100-kV multi-gap spark switches and 2880 individual 100-kV capacitors are employed in the accelerator.A total of 12 fiberoptic laser-controlled trigger generators combining photoconductive and traditional gas spark switch technologies are used to realize the synchronous discharge of the more than 1000 gas switches.At an LTD charge voltage of±85 kV,the accelerator stores an initial energy of about 300 kJ and is expected to deliver a current of 3–5 MA into various loads.To date,the LTD facility has shot into a thick-walled aluminum liner load and a reflex triode load.With a thick-walled aluminum liner of inductance 1.81 nH,a current with peak up to 4.1 MA and rise time(10%–90%)of about 60 ns has been achieved.The current transport efficiency from the insulator stack to the liner load approaches 100%during peak times.The LTD accelerator has been used to drive reflex triode loads generating warm X rays with high energy fluence and large radiation area.It has been demonstrated that this LTD is a promising and high-efficiency prime pulsed power source suitable for use in constructing the next generation of large-scale accelerators with currents of tens of megaamperes.展开更多
X-ray free-electron lasers(XFELs)can generate bright X-ray pulses with short durations and narrow bandwidths,leading to extensive applica-tions in many disciplines such as biology,materials science,and ultrafast scien...X-ray free-electron lasers(XFELs)can generate bright X-ray pulses with short durations and narrow bandwidths,leading to extensive applica-tions in many disciplines such as biology,materials science,and ultrafast science.Recently,there has been a growing demand for X-ray pulses with high photon energy,especially from developments in“diffraction-before-destruction”applications and in dynamic mesoscale materials science.Here,we propose utilizing the electron beams at XFELs to drive a meter-scale two-bunch plasma wakefield accelerator and double the energy of the accelerated beam in a compact and inexpensive way.Particle-in-cell simulations are performed to study the beam quality degradation under different beam loading scenarios and nonideal issues,and the results show that more than half of the accelerated beam can meet the requirements of XFELs.After its transport to the undulator,the accelerated beam can improve the photon energy to 22 keV by a factor of around four while maintaining the peak power,thus offering a promising pathway toward high-photon-energy XFELs.展开更多
The capacity to predict X-ray transition and K-edge energies in dense finite-temperatur plasmas with high precision is of primary importance for atomic physics of matter under extreme conditions.The dual characteristi...The capacity to predict X-ray transition and K-edge energies in dense finite-temperatur plasmas with high precision is of primary importance for atomic physics of matter under extreme conditions.The dual characteristics of bound and continuum states in dense matter are modeled by a valence-band-like structure in a generalized ion-sphere approach with states that are either bound,free,or mixed.The self-consistent combination of this model with the Dirac wave equations of multielectron bound states allows one to fully respect the Pauli principle and to take into account the exact nonlocal exchange terms.The generalized method allows very high precision without implication of calibration shifts and scaling parameters and therefore has predictive power.This leads to new insights in the analysis of various data.The simple ionization model representing the K-edge is generalized to excitation–ionization phenomena resulting in an advanced interpretation of ionization depression data in near-solid-density plasmas.The model predicts scaling relations along the isoelectronic sequences and the existence of bound M-states that are in excellent agreement with experimental data,whereas other methods have failed.The application to unexplained data from compound materials also gives good agreement without the need to invoke any additional assumptions in the generalized model,whereas other methods have lacked consistency.展开更多
A new multi-detector array named HALIMA(Hybrid Array for LIfetime MeAsurement)has been developed at Lanzhou for nuclear structure studies in fission.The array comprises eight BGO-shielded High-Purity Germanium detecto...A new multi-detector array named HALIMA(Hybrid Array for LIfetime MeAsurement)has been developed at Lanzhou for nuclear structure studies in fission.The array comprises eight BGO-shielded High-Purity Germanium detectors and twenty fast Ce-doped Lanthanum Bromide[LaBr_(3)(Ce)]detectors shielded with CsI(Tl).HALIMA is further complemented by two ancillary detector systems:fission fragment(FF)detectors and β detectors.This configuration enables precise sub-nanosecond lifetime measurements using the fourfold FF/β-Ge-LaBr_(3)(Ce)-LaBr_(3)(Ce)coincidence technique.The performance and specifications of the detectors,associated electronics,and the data acquisition system are presented in detail.The advantage of FF selectivity is emphasized,which significantly enhances sensitivity to specific fission channels.Using this approach,the lifetimes of the nuclear excited states populated in the spontaneous fission of^(252)Cf were measured,showing good agreement with the established literature values.展开更多
A new method of calculating finely the soft X ray spectra of hydrogenlike highly ionized states is presented. It is based on the relation of the ionicity and the ionization energies of hydrogenlike atoms and the new...A new method of calculating finely the soft X ray spectra of hydrogenlike highly ionized states is presented. It is based on the relation of the ionicity and the ionization energies of hydrogenlike atoms and the new model of potential function of hydrogenlike atoms. The relativistic revision and the spin orbit couping of excitation energy levels are taken into account. The calculated results are in good agreement with the experiments.展开更多
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB0530000)the Discipline Construction Foundation of“Double World-class Project”.
文摘Laser wakefield accelerators(LWFAs)offer acceleration gradients up to 1000 times higher than those of conventional radio-frequency accelerators,offering a pathway to significantly more compact and cost-effective accelerator systems.This breakthrough opens up new possibilities for laboratory-scale light sources.All-optical inverse Compton scattering(AOCS)sources driven by LWFAs produce high-brightness,quasimonochromatic X rays with micrometer-scale source sizes,delivering the spatial coherence and resolution required for X-ray phase-contrast imaging(XPCI).These features position AOCS X-ray sources as promising tools for applications in biology,medicine,physics,and materials science.However,previous AOCS-based imaging studies have primarily focused on X-ray absorption imaging.In this work,we report successful experimental demonstrations of edge-enhanced in-line XPCI using energy-tunable,quasi-monochromatic AOCS X rays.With a spatial resolution of~20μm,our results clearly show the potential of high-resolution,AOCS-based XPCI applications.
基金funding from Grant No. HIDSS-0002 DASHH (Data Science in Hamburg-Helmholtz Graduate School for the Structure of Matter)partially supported by the Helmholtz Imaging platform through the project “Smart Phase.”
文摘Understanding the complex plasma dynamics in ultra-intense relativistic laser-solid interactions is of fundamental importance for applications of laser-plasma-based particle accelerators,the creation of high-energy-density matter,understanding planetary science,and laser-driven fusion energy.However,experimental efforts in this regime have been limited by the lack of accessibility of over-critical densities and the poor spatiotemporal resolution of conventional diagnostics.Over the last decade,the advent of femtosecond brilliant hard X-ray free-electron lasers(XFELs)has opened new horizons to overcome these limitations.Here,for the first time,we present full-scale spatiotemporal measurements of solid-density plasma dynamics,including preplasma generation with tens of nanometer scale length driven by the leading edge of a relativistic laser pulse,ultrafast heating and ionization at the main pulse arrival,the laser-driven blast wave,and transient surface return current-induced compression dynamics up to hundreds of picoseconds after interaction.These observations are enabled by utilizing a novel combination of advanced X-ray diagnostics including small-angle X-ray scattering,resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy,and propagation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging simultaneously at the European XFEL-HED beamline station.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFF0503002the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Grant Nos.12333010 and 12233012)+2 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant No.XDB0560000)supported by the Prominent Postdoctoral Project of Jiangsu Province(2023ZB304)supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program on Space Science,the Chinese Academy of Sciences,grant No.XDA15320000.
文摘Imaging observations of solar X-ray bursts can reveal details of the energy release process and particle acceleration in flares.Most hard X-ray imagers make use of the modulation-based Fourier transform imaging method,an indirect imaging technique that requires algorithms to reconstruct and optimize images.During the last decade,a variety of algorithms have been developed and improved.However,it is difficult to quantitatively evaluate the image quality of different solutions without a true,reference image of observation.How to choose the values of imaging parameters for these algorithms to get the best performance is also an open question.In this study,we present a detailed test of the characteristics of these algorithms,imaging dynamic range and a crucial parameter for the CLEAN method,clean beam width factor(CBWF).We first used SDO/AIA EUV images to compute DEM maps and calculate thermal X-ray maps.Then these realistic sources and several types of simulated sources are used as the ground truth in the imaging simulations for both RHESSI and ASO-S/HXI.The different solutions are evaluated quantitatively by a number of means.The overall results suggest that EM,PIXON,and CLEAN are exceptional methods for sidelobe elimination,producing images with clear source details.Although MEM_GE,MEM_NJIT,VIS_WV and VIS_CS possess fast imaging processes and generate good images,they too possess associated imperfections unique to each method.The two forward fit algorithms,VF and FF,perform differently,and VF appears to be more robust and useful.We also demonstrated the imaging capability of HXI and available HXI algorithms.Furthermore,the effect of CBWF on image quality was investigated,and the optimal settings for both RHESSI and HXI were proposed.
文摘Awell-anticipated wide-field X-ray focusing imager,the Einstein Probe(EP,also named“Tianguan”in Chinese)has caught the eye of astronomers since its launch in January 2024.Initiated and sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),and developed in cooperation with the European Space Agency(ESA).
基金support from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University(OIST),the China Scholarship Council(CSC)(Grant No.202306680004)the Korea Basic Science Institute(National Research Facilities and Equipment Center)grant funded by the Korean government(MSIT)(Grant Nos.RS-2024-00403036 and RS-202500521202)+2 种基金support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)KAKENHI through Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)(Grant No.23K04617)Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists(Grant No.22K14621)Grant-in-Aid for JSPS fellows(Grant No.25KJ2244)。
文摘Chaotic microcavities play a crucial role in several research areas,including the study of unidirectional microlasers,nonlinear optics,sensing,quantum chaos,and non-Hermitian physics.To date,most theoretical and experimental explorations have focused on two-dimensional(2D)chaotic dielectric microcavities,but there have been minimal studies on three-dimensional(3D)ones because precise geometrical information of a 3D microcavity can be difficult to obtain.Here,we image 3D microcavities with submicron resolution using X-ray microcomputed tomography(μCT),enabling nondestructive imaging that preserves the sample for subsequent use.By analyzing the ray dynamics of a typical deformed microsphere,we demonstrate that a sufficient deformation along all three dimensions can lead to chaotic ray trajectories over extended time scales.Notably,using the X-rayμCT reconstruction results,the phase space chaotic ray dynamics of a deformed microsphere are accurately established.X-rayμCT could become a unique platform for the characterization of such deformed 3D microcavities by providing a precise means for determining the degree of deformation necessary for potential applications in ray chaos and quantum chaos.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11775204 and 12105269)the Presidential Foundation of the China Academy of Engineering Physics(Grant No.YZJJLX2018011)。
文摘The first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-Ⅲ laser facility.Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less expanding plasma fill in foam hohlraums with a wall density of 0.8 g/cm^(3) than in solid gold hohlraums.The radiation temperatures at different angles confirm these results.Simulation results show that the expanding plasma density in the foam hohlraums is lower than in the solid hohlraums,resulting in less expanding plasma emission and higher radiation temperature.Thus,foam gold hohlraums have advantages in reducing wall plasma filling and improving X-ray transmission,which has potential applications in achieving a higher fusion yield.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22090041 and 22401297)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2022B1515120014).
文摘High-pressure and high-temperature(HPHT)experiments in large-volume presses(LVPs)benefit from reliable,available,and affordable heaters to achieve stable and homogeneous heating and,in some circumstances,X-ray transparency for monitoring of properties of an in situ experiment using X-ray diffraction and contrast imaging techniques.We have developed heaters meeting the above requirements,and we screen the ternary system TiB2–SiC–hexagonal(h)BN(denoted as TSB)to enable manufacture of X-ray transparent heaters for HPHT runs.Heaters fabricated using optimized TSB-631(60%TiB2–30%SiC–10%hBN by weight)have been tested in modified truncated assemblies,showing excellent performance up to 22 GPa and 2395 K in HPHT runs.TSB-631 has good ceramic machinability,outstanding reproducibility,high stability,and negligible temperature gradient for runs at 3–7 GPa with cell assemblies with truncated edge lengths of 8–12 mm.The fabricated heaters not only show excellent performance in HPHT runs,but also demonstrate high X-ray transparency over a wide X-ray wavelength region,indicating potential applications for in situ X-ray diffraction/imaging under HPHT conditions in LVPs and other high-pressure apparatus.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12027811 and 51790524).
文摘We have designed,assembled,and tested a 4-MA,60-ns fast linear transformer driver(LTD),which is the first operating generator featuring multiple LTD modules connected in parallel.The LTD-based accelerator comprises six modules in parallel,each of which has ten-stage cavities stacked in series.The six LTD modules are connected to a water tank of diameter 6 m via a 3-m-long impedance-matched deionized waterinsulated coaxial transmission line.In the water tank,the electrical pulses are transmitted down by six horizontal tri-plate transmission lines.A 2.1-m-diameter two-level vacuum insulator stack is utilized to separate the deionized water region from the vacuum region.In the vacuum,the currents are further transported downstream by a two-level magnetically insulated transmission-line and then converged through four post-hole convolutes.Plasma radiation loads or bremsstrahlung electron beam diodes serve as loads that are expected to generate intense soft X rays or warm X rays.The machine is 3.2 m in height and 22 m in outer diameter,including support systems such as a high-voltage charge supply,magnetic core reset system,trigger system,and support platform for inner stalk installation and maintenance.A total of 1440 individual±100-kV multi-gap spark switches and 2880 individual 100-kV capacitors are employed in the accelerator.A total of 12 fiberoptic laser-controlled trigger generators combining photoconductive and traditional gas spark switch technologies are used to realize the synchronous discharge of the more than 1000 gas switches.At an LTD charge voltage of±85 kV,the accelerator stores an initial energy of about 300 kJ and is expected to deliver a current of 3–5 MA into various loads.To date,the LTD facility has shot into a thick-walled aluminum liner load and a reflex triode load.With a thick-walled aluminum liner of inductance 1.81 nH,a current with peak up to 4.1 MA and rise time(10%–90%)of about 60 ns has been achieved.The current transport efficiency from the insulator stack to the liner load approaches 100%during peak times.The LTD accelerator has been used to drive reflex triode loads generating warm X rays with high energy fluence and large radiation area.It has been demonstrated that this LTD is a promising and high-efficiency prime pulsed power source suitable for use in constructing the next generation of large-scale accelerators with currents of tens of megaamperes.
基金supported by the National Grand Instrument Project No. SQ2019YFF01014400the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12375147, 12435011, 12075030)+2 种基金the Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Project, Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences (YSBR-115)the Beijing Normal University Scientific Research Initiation Fund for Introducing Talents No. 310432104the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Peking University
文摘X-ray free-electron lasers(XFELs)can generate bright X-ray pulses with short durations and narrow bandwidths,leading to extensive applica-tions in many disciplines such as biology,materials science,and ultrafast science.Recently,there has been a growing demand for X-ray pulses with high photon energy,especially from developments in“diffraction-before-destruction”applications and in dynamic mesoscale materials science.Here,we propose utilizing the electron beams at XFELs to drive a meter-scale two-bunch plasma wakefield accelerator and double the energy of the accelerated beam in a compact and inexpensive way.Particle-in-cell simulations are performed to study the beam quality degradation under different beam loading scenarios and nonideal issues,and the results show that more than half of the accelerated beam can meet the requirements of XFELs.After its transport to the undulator,the accelerated beam can improve the photon energy to 22 keV by a factor of around four while maintaining the peak power,thus offering a promising pathway toward high-photon-energy XFELs.
基金supported by the NSFC under Grant Nos.11374315 and 12074395the Invited Scientist Program of CNRS at Ecole Polytechnique,Palaiseau,France。
文摘The capacity to predict X-ray transition and K-edge energies in dense finite-temperatur plasmas with high precision is of primary importance for atomic physics of matter under extreme conditions.The dual characteristics of bound and continuum states in dense matter are modeled by a valence-band-like structure in a generalized ion-sphere approach with states that are either bound,free,or mixed.The self-consistent combination of this model with the Dirac wave equations of multielectron bound states allows one to fully respect the Pauli principle and to take into account the exact nonlocal exchange terms.The generalized method allows very high precision without implication of calibration shifts and scaling parameters and therefore has predictive power.This leads to new insights in the analysis of various data.The simple ionization model representing the K-edge is generalized to excitation–ionization phenomena resulting in an advanced interpretation of ionization depression data in near-solid-density plasmas.The model predicts scaling relations along the isoelectronic sequences and the existence of bound M-states that are in excellent agreement with experimental data,whereas other methods have failed.The application to unexplained data from compound materials also gives good agreement without the need to invoke any additional assumptions in the generalized model,whereas other methods have lacked consistency.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12275321,12121005,12475129,and 12335009)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(No.2025A1515012112)+6 种基金the International Atomic Energy Agency Coordinated Research Project F41034(No.28649)the computational resources from Sun Yat-sen University the National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhouthe Open Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Technology(No.NLK2023-08)the Central Government Guidance Funds for Local Scientific and Technological Development,China(No.Guike ZY22096024)the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(No.2021B0301030006)Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12405144)the National Key Research and Development Program(MOST 2022YFA1602304).
文摘A new multi-detector array named HALIMA(Hybrid Array for LIfetime MeAsurement)has been developed at Lanzhou for nuclear structure studies in fission.The array comprises eight BGO-shielded High-Purity Germanium detectors and twenty fast Ce-doped Lanthanum Bromide[LaBr_(3)(Ce)]detectors shielded with CsI(Tl).HALIMA is further complemented by two ancillary detector systems:fission fragment(FF)detectors and β detectors.This configuration enables precise sub-nanosecond lifetime measurements using the fourfold FF/β-Ge-LaBr_(3)(Ce)-LaBr_(3)(Ce)coincidence technique.The performance and specifications of the detectors,associated electronics,and the data acquisition system are presented in detail.The advantage of FF selectivity is emphasized,which significantly enhances sensitivity to specific fission channels.Using this approach,the lifetimes of the nuclear excited states populated in the spontaneous fission of^(252)Cf were measured,showing good agreement with the established literature values.
文摘A new method of calculating finely the soft X ray spectra of hydrogenlike highly ionized states is presented. It is based on the relation of the ionicity and the ionization energies of hydrogenlike atoms and the new model of potential function of hydrogenlike atoms. The relativistic revision and the spin orbit couping of excitation energy levels are taken into account. The calculated results are in good agreement with the experiments.
