BESTIA – The next generation ultra-fast CO2 laser for advanced accelerator research

Igor V. Pogorelsky; Markus Babzien; Ilan Ben-Zvi; John Skaritka; Mikhail N. Polyanskiy

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.11.126

BESTIA – The next generation ultra-fast CO₂ laser for advanced accelerator research

Igor V. Pogorelsky
, Markus Babzien
, Ilan Ben-Zvi
, John Skaritka
, Mikhail N. Polyanskiy

Physics and Astronomy

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Abstract

Over the last two decades, BNL׳s ATF has pioneered the use of high-peak power CO₂ lasers for research in advanced accelerators and radiation sources. Our recent developments in ion acceleration, Compton scattering, and IFELs have further underscored the benefits from expanding the landscape of strong-field laser interactions deeper into the mid-infrared (MIR) range of wavelengths. This extension validates our ongoing efforts in advancing CO₂ laser technology, which we report here. Our next-generation, multi-terawatt, femtosecond CO₂ laser will open new opportunities for studying ultra-relativistic laser interactions with plasma in the MIR spectral domain, including new regimes in the particle acceleration of ions and electrons.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-437
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume	829
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.11.126
State	Published - Sep 1 2016

Keywords

CO laser
Ion acceleration
Laser wake field
Pulse compression
Strong field phenomena

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