Author :
Wang, Xiongfei ; Zgadzaj, R. ; Fazel, N. ; Li, Zuyi ; Henderson, W. ; Chang, Yu-Yu ; Korzekwa, R. ; Yi, S.A. ; Khudik, V. ; Zhang, Xiaobing ; Tsai, H.-E. ; Pai, C.-H. ; Quevedo, H. ; Dyer, G. ; Gaul, E. ; Martinez, Manuel ; Bernstein, Andrey ; Borger, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We identify three regimes of correlated GeV-electron/keV-betatron-X-ray generation by a laser-plasma accelerator driven by the Texas Petawatt laser, and relate them to variations in strength of blowout, injection geometry and beam loading.
Keywords :
X-ray production; betatrons; electron production; electron sources; particle beam diagnostics; particle beam injection; plasma accelerators; GeV-electron-X-ray generation; Texas Petawatt laser; beam loading; blowout strength; high brightness betatron X-rays; injection geometry; keV-betatron-X-ray generation; petawatt-laser-driven plasma accelerators; Laser beams; Photonics; Plasmas; Semiconductor lasers; X-ray lasers;
