通过理论分析,建立了激光等离子体加速电子与固体靶相互作用产生相对论正电子的物理模型,以及Geant4模拟程序.以100 Me V量级的激光等离子体加速电子束参数为输入,模拟研究了不同靶材和靶厚条件下正电子束的产额、能量、角分布等主要物...通过理论分析,建立了激光等离子体加速电子与固体靶相互作用产生相对论正电子的物理模型,以及Geant4模拟程序.以100 Me V量级的激光等离子体加速电子束参数为输入,模拟研究了不同靶材和靶厚条件下正电子束的产额、能量、角分布等主要物理参数.结果表明:金靶和钽靶是较优秀的电子—正电子转换靶材;对于相同的金属靶材面密度,正电子产额与原子序数Z的四次方成正比,与原子质量数A的平方成反比,即Ne+∝(Z2/A)2;对于不同的靶材,正电子产额有Ne+∝d2,其中d为靶材厚度,但仍存在一个最佳靶厚度.与利用拍瓦、皮秒激光束与固体靶相互作用产生正电子束的方案相比,利用本方案有望获得更高能量以及更小角发散的相对论正电子束,其流强可达107/shot.展开更多
目的:针对激光等离子体加速的质子束流特性,设计用于剂量递送的新型紧凑治疗头系统,并通过模拟计算验证该方法的有效性与适用性。方法:基于实验上已实现的激光质子束流参数,利用散射体设计软件NEU(Nozzles withEverything Upstream)进...目的:针对激光等离子体加速的质子束流特性,设计用于剂量递送的新型紧凑治疗头系统,并通过模拟计算验证该方法的有效性与适用性。方法:基于实验上已实现的激光质子束流参数,利用散射体设计软件NEU(Nozzles withEverything Upstream)进行流线型散射体设计。通过散角选择和能散调制进一步优化剂量递送效率,并利用蒙特卡罗模拟计算软件TOPAS(TOol for PArticle Simulation)及底层的Geant4(GEometry ANd Tracking)计算引擎分析并验证激光质子通过此剂量递送方法后水模体中的剂量分布。结果:在直径6cm、高5cm的圆柱形靶区内,深度剂量分布平坦度在±1%以内,横向剂量分布在±3%以内。结论:此剂量递送方法及系统适用于现阶段激光质子束流特性,水模体靶区内剂量递送均匀、高效且稳定。展开更多
The one-dimensional electron density disturbance is studied by using the inelastic collision model of the relativity electron and photon group, the relativity theory, the momentum equation and the continuity equation,...The one-dimensional electron density disturbance is studied by using the inelastic collision model of the relativity electron and photon group, the relativity theory, the momentum equation and the continuity equation, which is generated by a driving laser pulse and scattered laser pulse propagating through a tenuous plasma, and the electron density disturbance is closely associated with the incident laser and scattering laser. The electron plasma wave(EPW)is formed by the propagation of the electron density disturbance. Owing to the action of EPW, the increasing of the frequency of the photons in the incident laser pulses that there is a distance with the driving laser pulses is studied by using optical metric. The results show that it is possible that the photon will gain higher energy from the EPW when photon number is decreased and one-photon Compton scattering enters, the photon will be accelerated.展开更多
Some notes and comments on ion acceleration in laser-plasma interaction is given, in particular for the implication of shock, sheath and sealing. A simple model is proposed for ion acceleration by the combination of s...Some notes and comments on ion acceleration in laser-plasma interaction is given, in particular for the implication of shock, sheath and sealing. A simple model is proposed for ion acceleration by the combination of shock and sheath. The obtained scaling relations between the maximum ion energy and laser parameters （power, pulse duration） as well plasma parameter （plasma density）for example α PL 7/12 Eion,max α TL1/3 and Eion,max α ne2/3,are compared to the previous works. Some deficiencies and implications of model and results are discussed.展开更多
With the stat-of-the-art laser technique, the quality of electron beam generated from LPA （laser-plasma accelerator） is now becoming much better. The natural merits of electron beam from LPA, e.g., high peak current...With the stat-of-the-art laser technique, the quality of electron beam generated from LPA （laser-plasma accelerator） is now becoming much better. The natural merits of electron beam from LPA, e.g., high peak current, ultra-low emittance and ultra-short bunch length, etc., pave the way to the novel light sources, especially in the realm of developing much more compact x-ray light sources, e.g., table-top XFEL （x-ray free-electron laser）. However, the radiation power is limited by the rather larger energy spread than conventional radio-frequency electron LINAC （linear accelerator）. Luckily, much more power could be extracted by using the undulator with transverse gradient when energy spread effect could be compensated. In this paper, we introduce a novel soit x-ray light source driven by LPA together with TGU （transverse gradient undulator） technique, meanwhile we present a simple idea on how to achieve much higher rep-rate （e.g., -100 kHz） FELs （free-electron lasers） boosted by TGU based on storage rings.展开更多
Bubble core fields as well bubble shape modification due to the nondepleted electrons inside the bubble is investigated theoretically. It is found that the Mope of transverse fields are reduced significantly, however,...Bubble core fields as well bubble shape modification due to the nondepleted electrons inside the bubble is investigated theoretically. It is found that the Mope of transverse fields are reduced significantly, however, the slope of longitudinal electric field, which plays a key role on electrons acceleration in bubble, changes little. Moreover a modified longitudinal compressed bubble shape leads to a shorter dephasing distance which makes the electrons acceleration energy reduced to some extent. As a comparison we perform particle-in-cell simulations whose results are consistent with that of our theoretical consideration.展开更多
文摘通过理论分析,建立了激光等离子体加速电子与固体靶相互作用产生相对论正电子的物理模型,以及Geant4模拟程序.以100 Me V量级的激光等离子体加速电子束参数为输入,模拟研究了不同靶材和靶厚条件下正电子束的产额、能量、角分布等主要物理参数.结果表明:金靶和钽靶是较优秀的电子—正电子转换靶材;对于相同的金属靶材面密度,正电子产额与原子序数Z的四次方成正比,与原子质量数A的平方成反比,即Ne+∝(Z2/A)2;对于不同的靶材,正电子产额有Ne+∝d2,其中d为靶材厚度,但仍存在一个最佳靶厚度.与利用拍瓦、皮秒激光束与固体靶相互作用产生正电子束的方案相比,利用本方案有望获得更高能量以及更小角发散的相对论正电子束,其流强可达107/shot.
文摘目的:针对激光等离子体加速的质子束流特性,设计用于剂量递送的新型紧凑治疗头系统,并通过模拟计算验证该方法的有效性与适用性。方法:基于实验上已实现的激光质子束流参数,利用散射体设计软件NEU(Nozzles withEverything Upstream)进行流线型散射体设计。通过散角选择和能散调制进一步优化剂量递送效率,并利用蒙特卡罗模拟计算软件TOPAS(TOol for PArticle Simulation)及底层的Geant4(GEometry ANd Tracking)计算引擎分析并验证激光质子通过此剂量递送方法后水模体中的剂量分布。结果:在直径6cm、高5cm的圆柱形靶区内,深度剂量分布平坦度在±1%以内,横向剂量分布在±3%以内。结论:此剂量递送方法及系统适用于现阶段激光质子束流特性,水模体靶区内剂量递送均匀、高效且稳定。
基金Natural Science Foundation from Education Depart ment of Henan Province(200510918002)
文摘The one-dimensional electron density disturbance is studied by using the inelastic collision model of the relativity electron and photon group, the relativity theory, the momentum equation and the continuity equation, which is generated by a driving laser pulse and scattered laser pulse propagating through a tenuous plasma, and the electron density disturbance is closely associated with the incident laser and scattering laser. The electron plasma wave(EPW)is formed by the propagation of the electron density disturbance. Owing to the action of EPW, the increasing of the frequency of the photons in the incident laser pulses that there is a distance with the driving laser pulses is studied by using optical metric. The results show that it is possible that the photon will gain higher energy from the EPW when photon number is decreased and one-photon Compton scattering enters, the photon will be accelerated.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 10875015, 10834008 and partially by 10725521the New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (NCET) of China
文摘Some notes and comments on ion acceleration in laser-plasma interaction is given, in particular for the implication of shock, sheath and sealing. A simple model is proposed for ion acceleration by the combination of shock and sheath. The obtained scaling relations between the maximum ion energy and laser parameters （power, pulse duration） as well plasma parameter （plasma density）for example α PL 7/12 Eion,max α TL1/3 and Eion,max α ne2/3,are compared to the previous works. Some deficiencies and implications of model and results are discussed.
基金The authors would like to thank Huang, Z., and Ding, Y. from SLAC and Feng, C., Deng, H., Lan, T., Shen, L., Wang, X. and Liu, B. from SINAP for helpful discussions. The authors are grateful for the support of Major State Basic Research Development Program of China （No. 2011CB808300）, and Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 11075199）.
文摘With the stat-of-the-art laser technique, the quality of electron beam generated from LPA （laser-plasma accelerator） is now becoming much better. The natural merits of electron beam from LPA, e.g., high peak current, ultra-low emittance and ultra-short bunch length, etc., pave the way to the novel light sources, especially in the realm of developing much more compact x-ray light sources, e.g., table-top XFEL （x-ray free-electron laser）. However, the radiation power is limited by the rather larger energy spread than conventional radio-frequency electron LINAC （linear accelerator）. Luckily, much more power could be extracted by using the undulator with transverse gradient when energy spread effect could be compensated. In this paper, we introduce a novel soit x-ray light source driven by LPA together with TGU （transverse gradient undulator） technique, meanwhile we present a simple idea on how to achieve much higher rep-rate （e.g., -100 kHz） FELs （free-electron lasers） boosted by TGU based on storage rings.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NNSFC)under Grant Nos.11175023,10834008the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRFCU)
文摘Bubble core fields as well bubble shape modification due to the nondepleted electrons inside the bubble is investigated theoretically. It is found that the Mope of transverse fields are reduced significantly, however, the slope of longitudinal electric field, which plays a key role on electrons acceleration in bubble, changes little. Moreover a modified longitudinal compressed bubble shape leads to a shorter dephasing distance which makes the electrons acceleration energy reduced to some extent. As a comparison we perform particle-in-cell simulations whose results are consistent with that of our theoretical consideration.
