Laser-powered dielectric-structures for the production of high-brightness electron and x-ray beams

Gil Travish; Rodney B Yoder

doi:10.1117/12.890263

11 May 2011 Laser-powered dielectric-structures for the production of high-brightness electron and x-ray beams

Gil Travish, Rodney B Yoder

Proceedings Volume 8079, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles; 80790K (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890263
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Laser powered accelerators have been under intensive study for the past decade due to their promise of high gradients and leveraging of rapid technological progress in photonics. Of the various acceleration schemes under examination, those based on dielectric structures may enable the production of relativistic electron beams in breadbox sized systems. When combined with undulators having optical-wavelength periods, these systems could produce high brilliance x-rays which find application in, for instance, medical and industrial imaging. These beams also may open the way for table-top atto-second sciences. Development and testing of these dielectric structures faces a number of challenges including complex beam dynamics, new demands on lasers and optical coupling, beam injection schemes, and fabrication. We describe one approach being pursued at UCLA-the Micro Accelerator Platform (MAP). A structure similar to the MAP has also been designed which produces periodic deflections and acts as an undulator for radiation production, and the prospects for this device will be considered. The lessons learned from the multi-year effort to realize these devices will be presented. Challenges remain with acceleration of sub-relativistic beams, focusing, beam phase stability and extension of these devices to higher beam energies. Our progress in addressing these hurdles will be summarized. Finally, the demands on laser technology and optical coupling will be detailed.

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Gil Travish and Rodney B Yoder "Laser-powered dielectric-structures for the production of high-brightness electron and x-ray beams", Proc. SPIE 8079, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles, 80790K (11 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890263

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