• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 6, Issue 4, 04000e63 (2018)
F. Zhang1, Z. G. Deng1, L. Q. Shan1, Z. M. Zhang1, B. Bi1, D. X. Liu1, W. W. Wang1, Z. Q. Yuan1, C. Tian1, S. Q. Yang1, B. Zhang1, and Y. Q. Gu1、2、†,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory , Laser Fusion Research Center , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang 621900 , China
  • 2IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2018.65 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    F. Zhang, Z. G. Deng, L. Q. Shan, Z. M. Zhang, B. Bi, D. X. Liu, W. W. Wang, Z. Q. Yuan, C. Tian, S. Q. Yang, B. Zhang, Y. Q. Gu. All-optical acceleration in the laser wakefield[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2018, 6(4): 04000e63 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Muons produced by the Bethe–Heitler process from laser wakefield accelerated electrons interacting with high materials have velocities close to the laser wakefield. It is possible to accelerate those muons with laser wakefield directly. Therefore for the first time we propose an all-optical ‘Generator and Booster’ scheme to accelerate the produced muons by another laser wakefield to supply a prompt, compact, low cost and controllable muon source in laser laboratories. The trapping and acceleration of muons are analyzed by one-dimensional analytic model and verified by two-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation. It is shown that muons can be trapped in a broad energy range and accelerated to higher energy than that of electrons for longer dephasing length. We further extrapolate the dependence of the maximum acceleration energy of muons with the laser wakefield relativistic factor and the relevant initial energy . It is shown that a maximum energy up to 15.2 GeV is promising with and on the existing short pulse laser facilities.
    F. Zhang, Z. G. Deng, L. Q. Shan, Z. M. Zhang, B. Bi, D. X. Liu, W. W. Wang, Z. Q. Yuan, C. Tian, S. Q. Yang, B. Zhang, Y. Q. Gu. All-optical acceleration in the laser wakefield[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2018, 6(4): 04000e63
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