Charge Diagnostics for Laser Plasma Accelerators

Nakamura, K; Gonsalves, A J; Lin, C; Sokollik, T; Smith, A; Rodgers, D; Donahue, R; Bryne, W; Leemans, W P

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Charge Diagnostics for Laser Plasma Accelerators

Nakamura, K·Gonsalves, A J·Lin, C·Sokollik, T·Smith, A·Rodgers, D·Donahue, R·Bryne, W·Leemans, W P

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The electron energy dependence of a scintillating screen (Lanex Fast) was studied with sub-nanosecond electron beams ranging from 106 MeV to 1522 MeV at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron booster accelerator. The sensitivity of the Lanex Fast decreased by 1percent per 100 MeV increase of the energy. The linear response of the screen against the charge was verified with charge density and intensity up to 160 pC/mm2 and 0.4 pC/ps/mm2, respectively. For electron beams from the laser plasma accelerator, a comprehensive study of charge diagnostics has been performed using a Lanex screen, an integrating current transformer, and an activation based measurement. The charge measured by each diagnostic was found to be within +/-10 percent.

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS ACCELERATORS ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE CHARGE DENSITY ELECTRON BEAMS ELECTRONS ENERGY DEPENDENCE LASERS plasma accelerator, charge diagnostics, Lanex, ICT, activation PLASMA GUNS SCREENS SENSITIVITY SYNCHROTRONS

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Nakamura, K, Gonsalves, A J, Lin, C, Sokollik, T, Smith, A, Rodgers, D, Donahue, R, Bryne, W, Leemans, W P. 2010-06-01. Charge Diagnostics for Laser Plasma Accelerators. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1022738

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