HF-1 / 2
HF-1/2 (under construction) is primarily designed for particle acceleration and X-ray generation from solid targets by using ATLAS-100 and LWS-20 along with plasma mirrors for enhancing the contrast of the high-intensity laser pulses. The Electrons in few nm thin diamond like carbon (DLC) foils are pushed by the light pressure of the laser and pull ions behind them. We could demonstrate this efficient radiation pressure acceleration in a first proof of principle experiment and will now use the technique to generate ion bunches for first biomedical applications. The thin foils are furthermore suited for producing ultra-dense electron bunches. Via efficient Thomson backscattering we aim to produce brilliant VUV and X-ray pulses that could be used for biomedical imaging experiments.
contact: J. Schreiber
, D. Habs
contact: J. Schreiber
, D. Habs
More reading:
Dense laser-driven electron sheets as relativistic mirrors for coherent production of brilliant X-ray and γ -ray beams
D. Habs, M. Hegelich, J. Schreiber, M. Gross, A. Henig, D. Kiefer, D. Jung Appl. Phys. B 93, 349-354 (2008)
D. Habs, M. Hegelich, J. Schreiber, M. Gross, A. Henig, D. Kiefer, D. Jung Appl. Phys. B 93, 349-354 (2008)
Radiation-Pressure Acceleration of Ion Beams Driven by Circularly Polarized Laser Pulses
A. Henig, S. Steinke, M. Schnürer, T. Sokollik, R. Hörlein1, D. Kiefer, D. Jung, J. Schreiber1, B. M. Hegelich, X. Q. Yan1, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn1, T. Tajima, P. V. Nickles, W. Sandner, and D. Habs Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 245003 (2009)
A. Henig, S. Steinke, M. Schnürer, T. Sokollik, R. Hörlein1, D. Kiefer, D. Jung, J. Schreiber1, B. M. Hegelich, X. Q. Yan1, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn1, T. Tajima, P. V. Nickles, W. Sandner, and D. Habs Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 245003 (2009)
Fig. 1. Schematic of the HF-1/2 beamline (under construction). (© ae)