Ultrafast multi-MeV gamma-ray beam produced by laser-accelerated electrons

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作者
Li, Shun [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Shen, Baifei [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Xu, Jiancai [1 ]
Xu, Tongjun [1 ]
Yu, Yong [1 ]
Li, Jinfeng [1 ]
Lu, Xiaoming [1 ]
Wang, Cheng [1 ]
Wang, Xinliang [1 ]
Liang, Xiaoyan [1 ]
Leng, Yuxin [1 ]
Li, Ruxin [1 ]
Xu, Zhizhan [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab High Field Laser Phys, Shanghai Inst Opt & Fine Mech, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
[3] ShanghaiTech Univ, Sch Phys Sci & Technol, Shanghai 201210, Peoples R China
[4] Shanghai Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200234, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
PLASMA; DRIVEN;
D O I
10.1063/1.4996020
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Ultrafast multi-MeV high-flux gamma-ray beams have been experimentally produced via bremsstrahlung radiation of laser-accelerated energetic electrons through millimeter-thick copper targets. By optimizing the electron bunches to the charge of 10 nC in a clustering argon gas target, the obtained gamma-ray beam significantly increases to 10(10) photons per shot. The gamma-ray beam spectrum has been measured using a differential filtering detector and has a broad spectrum up to 15 MeV, which is approximately consistent with the Geant4 simulation. The generated high-flux high-energy gamma-ray beams are promising sources for photonuclear reaction, non-destructive inspection and clinical applications. Published by AIP Publishing.
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