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Supersonic jets of hydrogen and helium for laser wakefield acceleration

Wahlström, Claes-Göran LU ; Svensson, Kristoffer LU ; Hansson, Martin LU ; Wojda, F ; Senje, Lovisa LU ; Burza, Matthias LU ; Aurand, Bastian LU ; Genoud, Guillaume LU ; Persson, Anders LU and Lundh, Olle LU (2016) In Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 19.
Abstract
The properties of laser wakefield accelerated electrons in supersonic gas flows of hydrogen and helium are investigated. At identical backing pressure, we find that electron beams emerging from helium show large variations in their spectral and spatial distributions, whereas electron beams accelerated in hydrogen plasmas show a higher degree of reproducibility. In an experimental investigation of the relation between neutral gas density and backing pressure, it is found that the resulting number density for helium is ∼30% higher than for hydrogen at the same backing pressure. The observed differences in electron beam properties between the two gases can thus be explained by differences in plasma electron density. This interpretation is... (More)
The properties of laser wakefield accelerated electrons in supersonic gas flows of hydrogen and helium are investigated. At identical backing pressure, we find that electron beams emerging from helium show large variations in their spectral and spatial distributions, whereas electron beams accelerated in hydrogen plasmas show a higher degree of reproducibility. In an experimental investigation of the relation between neutral gas density and backing pressure, it is found that the resulting number density for helium is ∼30% higher than for hydrogen at the same backing pressure. The observed differences in electron beam properties between the two gases can thus be explained by differences in plasma electron density. This interpretation is verified by repeating the laser wakefield acceleration experiment using similar plasma electron densities for the two gases, which then yielded electron beams with similar properties. (Less)
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10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.051301
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  abstract     = {{The properties of laser wakefield accelerated electrons in supersonic gas flows of hydrogen and helium are investigated. At identical backing pressure, we find that electron beams emerging from helium show large variations in their spectral and spatial distributions, whereas electron beams accelerated in hydrogen plasmas show a higher degree of reproducibility. In an experimental investigation of the relation between neutral gas density and backing pressure, it is found that the resulting number density for helium is ∼30% higher than for hydrogen at the same backing pressure. The observed differences in electron beam properties between the two gases can thus be explained by differences in plasma electron density. This interpretation is verified by repeating the laser wakefield acceleration experiment using similar plasma electron densities for the two gases, which then yielded electron beams with similar properties.}},
  author       = {{Wahlström, Claes-Göran and Svensson, Kristoffer and Hansson, Martin and Wojda, F and Senje, Lovisa and Burza, Matthias and Aurand, Bastian and Genoud, Guillaume and Persson, Anders and Lundh, Olle}},
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  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review Accelerators and Beams}},
  title        = {{Supersonic jets of hydrogen and helium for laser wakefield acceleration}},
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  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.051301}},
  volume       = {{19}},
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