High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 1, 012005(2023)

Production of highly-directional positron beam by relativistic femto-second laser irradiating micro-structured surface target

Yechen Wang, Weiquan Wang, Tongpu Yu, Fuqiu Shao, and Yan Yin*
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  • College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Laser driven positron source has the advantages of high yield, short pulse width and high energy. In this paper, particle-in-cell simulation and Monte-Carlo simulation are combined to simulate the process of positron production in the interaction of relativistic femtosecond laser with a micro-structured surface target (MST) with a micron-scale wire array on the surface. The results show that when the laser energy is about 6 J and the pulse width is about 40 fs, fast electrons with the yield of 1011 orders of magnitude and the cut-off energy of about 120 MeV can be obtained. When the electrons bombard a high-Z conversion target, positrons with the yield of 109 orders of magnitude, and cut-off energy about 50 MeV are obtained. The divergence angle of the positron beam is 4.92°. Compared with planar targets, the use of MSTs can benefit the yield, energy and directivity of positrons.

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    Yechen Wang, Weiquan Wang, Tongpu Yu, Fuqiu Shao, Yan Yin. Production of highly-directional positron beam by relativistic femto-second laser irradiating micro-structured surface target[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(1): 012005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Strong Field Quantum Electrodynamics Excited by Super Intense Laser Pulse

    Received: Jul. 5, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: Yin Yan (yyin@nudt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220216

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