Diagnosis of bubble evolution in laser-wakefield acceleration via angular distributions of betatron x-rays

We present an indirect method to diagnose the electron beam behaviors and bubble dynamic evolution in a laser-wakefield accelerator. Four kinds of typical bubble dynamic evolution and, hence, electron beam behaviors observed in Particle-In-Cell simulations are identified correspondingly by simultane...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2014-10, Vol.105 (16)
Hauptverfasser: Ma, Y., Chen, L. M., Hafz, N. A. M., Li, D. Z., Huang, K., Yan, W. C., Dunn, J., Sheng, Z. M., Zhang, J.
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Zusammenfassung:We present an indirect method to diagnose the electron beam behaviors and bubble dynamic evolution in a laser-wakefield accelerator. Four kinds of typical bubble dynamic evolution and, hence, electron beam behaviors observed in Particle-In-Cell simulations are identified correspondingly by simultaneous measurement of distinct angular distributions of the betatron radiation and electron beam energy spectra in experiment. The reconstruction of the bubble evolution may shed light on finding an effective way to better generate high-quality electron beams and enhanced betatron X-rays.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4900412