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Main Authors: Zhang, Hong, Wei, Jianmeng, Chu, Mengyuan, Zheng, Jiale, Lou, Zhiheng, Ma, Ruoxuan, Chen, Xizhuan, Wang, Hao, Zeng, Gaojie, Guo, Hang, Zheng, Yinlong, Jiang, Hai, Ge, Yanjie, Jiang, Kangnan, Hu, Runshu, Qian, Jiayi, Zhu, Jiacheng, Zhang, Zongxin, Xu, Yi, Leng, Yuxin, Li, Song, Feng, Ke, Wang, Wentao, Li, Ruxin
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06833
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author Zhang, Hong
Wei, Jianmeng
Chu, Mengyuan
Zheng, Jiale
Lou, Zhiheng
Ma, Ruoxuan
Chen, Xizhuan
Wang, Hao
Zeng, Gaojie
Guo, Hang
Zheng, Yinlong
Jiang, Hai
Ge, Yanjie
Jiang, Kangnan
Hu, Runshu
Qian, Jiayi
Zhu, Jiacheng
Zhang, Zongxin
Xu, Yi
Leng, Yuxin
Li, Song
Feng, Ke
Wang, Wentao
Li, Ruxin
author_facet Zhang, Hong
Wei, Jianmeng
Chu, Mengyuan
Zheng, Jiale
Lou, Zhiheng
Ma, Ruoxuan
Chen, Xizhuan
Wang, Hao
Zeng, Gaojie
Guo, Hang
Zheng, Yinlong
Jiang, Hai
Ge, Yanjie
Jiang, Kangnan
Hu, Runshu
Qian, Jiayi
Zhu, Jiacheng
Zhang, Zongxin
Xu, Yi
Leng, Yuxin
Li, Song
Feng, Ke
Wang, Wentao
Li, Ruxin
contents We report a synergistic enhancement of betatron radiation based on the hybrid laser and plasma wakefield acceleration scheme. Quasi-phase-stable acceleration in an up-ramp plasma density first generates GeV-energy electron beams that act as a drive beam for PWFA, which then further accelerates the witness beam to GeV energies, enhancing both photon energy and flux. A full width at half maximum divergence $(6.1 \pm 1.9)\times(5.8\pm 1.6) $ mrad$^2$ of betatron radiation, a critical energy of $71 \pm 8$ keV, and an average flux of more than $10^{14}$ photons per steradian above 5 keV were all experimentally obtained thanks to this scheme, which was an order of magnitude higher than the previous reports. Quasi-three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations were used to model the acceleration and radiation of the electrons in our experimental conditions, establishing a new paradigm for compact collimated hard X-ray sources.
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spellingShingle Collimated Hard X-Rays from Hybrid Laser and Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
Zhang, Hong
Wei, Jianmeng
Chu, Mengyuan
Zheng, Jiale
Lou, Zhiheng
Ma, Ruoxuan
Chen, Xizhuan
Wang, Hao
Zeng, Gaojie
Guo, Hang
Zheng, Yinlong
Jiang, Hai
Ge, Yanjie
Jiang, Kangnan
Hu, Runshu
Qian, Jiayi
Zhu, Jiacheng
Zhang, Zongxin
Xu, Yi
Leng, Yuxin
Li, Song
Feng, Ke
Wang, Wentao
Li, Ruxin
Plasma Physics
We report a synergistic enhancement of betatron radiation based on the hybrid laser and plasma wakefield acceleration scheme. Quasi-phase-stable acceleration in an up-ramp plasma density first generates GeV-energy electron beams that act as a drive beam for PWFA, which then further accelerates the witness beam to GeV energies, enhancing both photon energy and flux. A full width at half maximum divergence $(6.1 \pm 1.9)\times(5.8\pm 1.6) $ mrad$^2$ of betatron radiation, a critical energy of $71 \pm 8$ keV, and an average flux of more than $10^{14}$ photons per steradian above 5 keV were all experimentally obtained thanks to this scheme, which was an order of magnitude higher than the previous reports. Quasi-three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations were used to model the acceleration and radiation of the electrons in our experimental conditions, establishing a new paradigm for compact collimated hard X-ray sources.
title Collimated Hard X-Rays from Hybrid Laser and Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06833