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BELLA iP2: High-Intensity Laser Beamline with Double Plasma Mirror

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Abstract

The high-intensity laser beamline at BELLA PW facility, iP2, enables frontier capabilities in High Energy Density Science (HEDS), including accessing exciting new regimes of ion acceleration. This system provides a focal spot of ~3 μm diameter, resulting in on-target peak intensities of > 5×1021 W/cm2. The high laser pulse repetition rate capability (up to 1 Hz), if paired with innovative, replenishable target systems, will increase the particle flux for applications and allows for the collection of large data sets, enabling adequate statistical analysis of the results. In this presentation, we report updates of the capabilities such as pulse contrast enhancement system based on a double plasma mirror. The iP2 beamline is accessible to users through LaserNetUS.

Presenters

  • Kei Nakamura

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Authors

  • Kei Nakamura

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Aodhan McIlvenny

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Lieselotte Obst-Huebl

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Sahel Hakimi

    Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jared T De Chant

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Stepan S Bulanov

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, LBL

  • Axel Huebl

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Anthony J Gonsalves

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen v van Tilborg

    Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, USA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Cameron Geddes

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory