Abstract
Fast solid target delivery and plasma-ion detection systems have been designed and developed to be used in high intensity laser-matter interaction experiments. We report on recent progress in the development and testing of automated systems to refresh solid targets at a high repetition rate during high peak power laser operation (>1 Hz), along with ion diagnostics and corresponding data collection and real-time analysis methods implemented for future use in a plasma-based ion acceleration beamline for multidisciplinary user applications.
Highlights
The rapid development of high peak, high average power lasers led to the implementation of relatively compact experimental systems, capable of delivering laser energy on target with several tens of Joules at a high repetition rate (1–10 Hz) [1,2,3,4,5]
We report on recent progress in the development and testing of automated systems to refresh solid targets at a high repetition rate during high peak power laser operation (>1 Hz), along with ion diagnostics and corresponding data collection and real-time analysis methods implemented for future use in a plasma-based ion acceleration beamline for multidisciplinary user applications
We report on our progress in the development of target delivery and alignment solutions for high repetition rate laser operation, along with ion diagnostics, data acquisition, real-time analysis methods, accurate control of vacuum, and alignment systems
Summary
The rapid development of high peak, high average power lasers led to the implementation of relatively compact experimental systems, capable of delivering laser energy on target with several tens of Joules at a high repetition rate (1–10 Hz) [1,2,3,4,5]. While the availability of ultrahigh intensity laser pulses has enabled investigation of new physical mechanisms in the field of laser plasma acceleration physics by means of proof-of-principle experiments in single-shot mode [6,7], societal applications (including medical ones) [8,9] require high repetition rate operation, which is very challenging in terms of target delivery systems and real-time detection of plasma radiation. New solutions for fast target delivery, detection, and data acquisition systems have to be developed in order to satisfy recent requirements for potential applications of laser plasma physics. We report on our progress in the development of target delivery and alignment solutions for high repetition rate laser operation, along with ion diagnostics, data acquisition, real-time analysis methods, accurate control of vacuum, and alignment systems.
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