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TY - JOUR
T1 - Ionization injection effects in x-ray spectra generated by betatron oscillations in a laser wakefield accelerator
AU - Behm, K. T.
AU - Zhao, T. Z.
AU - Cole, J. M.
AU - Maksimchuk, A.
AU - Mangles, S. P. D.
AU - Nees, J.
AU - Wood, J. C.
AU - Yanovsky, V.
AU - Krushelnick, K.
AU - Thomas, A. G. R.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Single photon counting techniques were used with an x-ray CCD camera to measure features of synchrotron-like x-ray spectra generated by betatron oscillations of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) with different injection techniques. Measurements were made using the Hercules laser system at the University of Michigan. With a single stage gas cell, we demonstrate that pure helium gas in our wakefield accelerator will produce spectra with higher critical energies than when helium mixed with nitrogen is used. This result was not evident when a two stage gas cell was used.
AB - Single photon counting techniques were used with an x-ray CCD camera to measure features of synchrotron-like x-ray spectra generated by betatron oscillations of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) with different injection techniques. Measurements were made using the Hercules laser system at the University of Michigan. With a single stage gas cell, we demonstrate that pure helium gas in our wakefield accelerator will produce spectra with higher critical energies than when helium mixed with nitrogen is used. This result was not evident when a two stage gas cell was used.
KW - betatron
KW - x-ray
KW - laser wakefield acceleration
KW - ionization injection
KW - ELECTRON-BEAMS
U2 - 10.1088/0741-3335/58/5/055012
DO - 10.1088/0741-3335/58/5/055012
M3 - Journal article
VL - 58
JO - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
JF - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
SN - 0741-3335
IS - 5
M1 - 055012
ER -