Prof Peter Norreys FInstP;: Publications

Electron bunch length measurements from laser-accelerated electrons using single-shot thz time-domain interferometry

Physical Review Letters 104:8 (2010)

Authors:

AD Debus, M Bussmann, U Schramm, R Sauerbrey, CD Murphy, Z Major, R Hörlein, L Veisz, K Schmid, J Schreiber, K Witte, SP Jamison, JG Gallacher, DA Jaroszynski, MC Kaluza, B Hidding, S Kiselev, R Heathcote, PS Foster, D Neely, EJ Divall, CJ Hooker, JM Smith, K Ertel, AJ Langley, P Norreys, JL Collier, S Karsch

Abstract:

Laser-plasma wakefield-based electron accelerators are expected to deliver ultrashort electron bunches with unprecedented peak currents. However, their actual pulse duration has never been directly measured in a single-shot experiment. We present measurements of the ultrashort duration of such electron bunches by means of THz time-domain interferometry. With data obtained using a 0.5 J, 45 fs, 800 nm laser and a ZnTe-based electro-optical setup, we demonstrate the duration of laser-accelerated, quasimonoenergetic electron bunches [best fit of 32 fs (FWHM) with a 90% upper confidence level of 38 fs] to be shorter than the drive laser pulse, but similar to the plasma period. © 2010 The American Physical Society.

Micron-scale Fast Electron Filamentation and Recirculation determined from Rear Side Optical Emission in High Intensity Laser-Solid Interactions

(2010)

Authors:

C Bellei, SR Nagel, S Kar, A Henig, S Kneip, C Palmer, A Sävert, L Willingale, D Carroll, B Dromey, JS Green, K Markey, P Simpson, RJ Clarke, H Lowe, D Neely, C Spindloe, M Tolley, M Kaluza, SPD Mangles, P McKenna, PA Norreys, J Schreiber, M Zepf, JR Davies, K Krushelnick, Z Najmudin

The HiPER experimental road map

AIP Conference Proceedings 1209 (2010) 129-133

Authors:

D Batani, S Baton, J Badziak, J Davies, L Gizzi, L Hallo, P Norreys, M Roth, J Santos, V Tickhoncuk, N Woolsey

Abstract:

WP10 is one of the working packages of the HiPER project and it has the goal of addressing, in a systematic and programmatic way, some of the key experimental uncertainties on the way towards fast ignition (and shock ignition) in a perspective of risk reduction, so to contribute to the definition of the basic characteristics of the HiPER project. The paper describes the key points contained in the short term HiPER experimental road map, as well as the results of two first experiments performed in "HiPER dedicated time slots" in European Laser Facilities. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.

Design of the 10 PW OPCPA facility for the vulcan laser

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (2010)

Authors:

I Musgrave, O Chekhlov, J Collier, R Clarke, A Dunne, S Hancock, R Heathcote, C Hernandez-Gomez, M Galimberti, A Lyachev, P Matousek, D Neely, P Norreys, I Ross, Y Tang, T Winstone, G New

Abstract:

We present the progress made in developing 10PW OPCPA facility for the Vulcan laser to produce pulses with focused intensities >1023 Wcm-2. This power level will be delivered by generating pulses with >300J in 30fs. These pulses will be delivered to two target areas: in one target area they will be combined with the existing Vulcan Petawatt beamline and a new target area will be created for high intensity interactions. © 2010 Optical Society of America.

Electron energy deposition to the fusion target core for fast ignition

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 244:PART 2 (2010)

Authors:

WM Wang, ZM Sheng, PA Norreys, M Sherlock, R Trines, APL Robinson, YT Li, B Hao, J Zhang

Abstract:

Heating of the target core for fast ignition by electron beams is investigated by two-dimensional collisional particle-in-cell simulations. It is found that the electron beams emitted from the core surface with the initial energy of 1.4MeV, 2.4MeV, and 4.2MeV can heat most efficiently the core with ρr = 0.75g/cm2, 1.5g/cm2, and 3g/cm2, respectively, when taking ρ 300g/cm3, where ρ and r are the mass density and radius of the core, respectively. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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