Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2019, 4 (1): 014401, Published Online: Mar. 25, 2019   

Collimated GeV attosecond electron–positron bunches from a plasma channel driven by 10 PW lasers

Author Affiliations
1 Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (MoE), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
2 Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
3 Department of Physics, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
4 SUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK
5 Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Abstract
High-energy positrons and bright γ-ray sources are of great importance both in fundamental research and for practical applications. However, collimated GeV electron–positron pair jets and γ-ray flashes are still rarely produced in the laboratory. Here, we demonstrate that by irradiating a near-critical-density plasma channel with two 10 PW-scale laser pulses, highly directional GeV electron–positron pairs and bright γ-ray beams can be efficiently generated. Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show the formation of GeV positron jets with high density (8×1021/ cm3), attosecond duration (400 as), and a divergence angle of 14°. Additionally, ultrabright [2×1025 photons s?1 mm?2 mrad?2 (0.1% bandwidth)?1] collimated attosecond (370 as) γ-ray flashes with a laser energy conversion efficiency of 5.6% are emitted. These features show the significant advantage of using a plasma channel as compared with a uniform plasma and thus open up new possibilities for a wide variety of applications.

Xing-Long Zhu, Min Chen, Tong-Pu Yu, Su-Ming Weng, Feng He, Zheng-Ming Sheng. Collimated GeV attosecond electron–positron bunches from a plasma channel driven by 10 PW lasers[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2019, 4(1): 014401.

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