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BELLA Petawatt Second Beamline Commissioning and Experimental Plans

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Abstract

The petawatt (PW) laser system of the BErkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) has been successfully performing high intensity laser plasma interaction experiments since 2012, with emphasis on laser plasma wakefield acceleration (LPA). In 2021, the installation and commissioning of a second laser beam transport line (2BL) from the laser table to the target chamber has been completed. The PW laser pulses are split before compression, enabling two independently adjustable high intensity laser pulses in one target chamber with up to ~40J total energy. The completion of the BELLA PW 2BL enables the next generation of LPA experiments, such as high-efficiency staging, laser-driven waveguides for increased electron beam energy, and positron acceleration. We will give an overview of the 2BL capabilities and discuss the upcoming and potential experiments that are enabled by this new beamline.

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Presenters

  • Marlene Turner

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Authors

  • Marlene Turner

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Stepan S Bulanov

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carlo Benedetti

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Davide Terzani

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Kei Nakamura

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Zachary Eisentraut

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Cameron R Geddes

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Nathan Ybarrolaza

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Greg Mannino

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jonathan S Bradford

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Haris Muratagic

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Csaba Toth

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Lieselotte Obst-Huebl

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Tyler Sipla

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Arturo Magana

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Joe Riley

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Paul M Centeno

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Thorsten Stezelberger

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • James Vuong

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Lucas Kistulentz

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Gregory L'Heureux

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Gregory Scharfstein

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory