High quality, Laser-Accelerated Ion Bunches From Double
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High quality, Laser-Accelerated Ion Bunches From Double
COULOMB’09, Ions Acceleration with high Power Lasers: Physics and Applications June 15-18, 2009, Senigallia (AN), Italy Laser-Accelerated Ions From Layered Targets Leonida A. Gizzi Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, IPCF, CNR, & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN, Pisa, Italy CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE PEOPLE • • • • • IL GRUPPO ILIL-CNR Antonio GIULIETTI (CNR)* Danilo GIULIETTI (Univ. Pisa, CNR)* Leonida A. GIZZI (CNR)* Luca LABATE (CNR)* Moreno VASELLI (CNR-Associato)* http://ilil.ipcf.cnr.it • Walter BALDESCHI (CNR) • Antonella ROSSI (CNR) • • • • • • • Sergio BETTI (CNR)*, postdoc Carlo A. CECCHETTI (CNR)*, PhD Andrea GAMUCCI (CNR & Univ. of Pisa)*, PhD Petra KOESTER (CNR & Univ. of Pisa)*, PhD Tadzio LEVATO (CNR & Univ. of Pisa)*, PhD Naveen PATHAK (UNIPI & CNR), PhD Orlando CIRICOSTA (UNIPI and CNR), Tesi Laurea sp. • Francesco VITTORI (UNIPI and CNR), Tesi Laurea sp. • Francesco MICHIENZI (UNIPI and CNR), Tesi laurea tri. * Also at INFN CNR - DIPARTIMENTO MATERIALI E DISPOSITIVI Progetto: Ottica, Fotonica e Plasmi Unità (Commessa): FOTONICA DEGLI ALTI CAMPI Fotonica degli alti campi per la generazione di impulsi ultracorti di radiazione X e particelle di alta energia; Sviluppo di laser a larga banda per studi strategici sulla fusione per confinamento inerziale; CNR Research Campus, Pisa, Italy CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE COLLABORATION L.A. Gizzi, S. Betti, A. Giulietti, D. Giulietti, P. Koester, L. Labate, T. Levato* ILIL, IPCF-CNR and INFN, Pisa, Italy, * LNF-INFN, Frascati, Italy T. Kämpfer, I. Uschmann, E. Förster, IOQ, Univ. Jena, Germany F. Zamponi, A. Luebcke, Max Born Institute, Berlin, Germany A. P. L. Robinson Central Laser Facility, RAL, UK CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE UNDERLYING MOTIVATION: FAST ELECTRON TRANSPORT The Fast Ignition scheme of Inertial Fusion Energy requires high current, fast electron beams to propagate efficiently in high solid density collisional plasmas; Transient magnetic fields and neutralising plasma return current occur; Knowledge is needed on the state of the material in which f.e. propagation occurs; X-ray spectroscopy is the principal tool for accomplishing this task; Return current will give rise to resistive thermal heating that will modify the spectral features of X-ray fluorescence; Need to investigate PROPAGATION AND ENERGY DEPOSITION of fast electron beam inside the material CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE FAST ELECTRON PROPAGATION STUDIES WE USE LARGE AREA, MULTI-LAYER METALLIC and METAL-INSULATOR TARGETS Experiments performed also at the Jena (IOQ) laser facility within the LASERLAB access. Ni 10µm Optical spectroscopy Charged particle detector Laser 80 fs; up to 0.6 J ≈ 5x1019 W/cm2 Fe 10µm “Rear” pin hole camera CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Cr 1.2µm “Front” pin hole camera ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE X-RAY IMAGING OF FRONT AND REAR SIDE LASER Cr Ni Fe 1.2 µm 10µm 10µm 50 µm CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE FORWARD ESCAPING FAST ELECTRONS Target Radiochromic film layers Laser Spectrum is obtained matching dose released in each layer with predictions of MC (GEANT4) through an iterative process. CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE FORWARD ESCAPING FAST ELECTRONS Target Radiochromic film layers Laser Forward emitted charged Particles (electrons) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE FORWARD ESCAPING FAST ELECTRONS Electron spectrum at E < 1MeV -2 cm ) Cr+Ni+Fe target 3 108 2.5 108 Electrons (e MeV -1 y = m1*m0* exp(-(m0+m2)/m3) Value Error m1 1.5738e+05 1.4009e+12 m2 -483.02 1.435e+09 m3 161.33 27.445 Chisq 1.1836e+16 NA R 0.87822 NA 2 108 1.5 108 Fit with a “relativistic Maxwellian” 8 1 10 5 107 Yields a fast electron temperature of 160 keV 0 100 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Energy (keV) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE ION ACCELERATION IN THE TNSA SHEATH Acceleration of the target ions driven by the fast electrons Fast Electrons Foil target L. Romagnani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 195001 (2005). S. Betti et al., Plasma Phys. Contr. Fusion 47, 521-529 (2005). F. Ceccherini et al., Laser Phys. 16, 594-599 (2006). J. Fuchs et al. Nature Physics 2, 48 (2006). CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE Towards High-Quality Ion Bunches /01 Applications (ICF, Proton Imaging,...) require high quality ion bunches, with special attention to the spectral and angular features, the total yield and spatial cross section uniformity. Quality control of the laser-driven ion bunch might rely on the use of double-layer targets, as theoretically proposed in T. Esirkepov et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 175003 (2002). In recent experiments, the employment of custom double-layer targets resulted in a significant reduction of the energy spread which typically characterizes laser-accelerated ion bunches (H. Schwoerer et al., Nature (London) 439, 445 (2006), M. Hegelich et al., Nature (London) 439, 441 (2006).). CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE Towards High-Quality Ion Bunches /02 Plastic coatings have been found to induce filamentation of the fast electron current. Such effect has a strong detrimental influence on the ion bunch cross section by increasing its size and depleting its uniformity: (RCF image taken from J. Fuchs et al., PRL 91, 255002 (2003), shot on a 100 μm glass foil) Experimentally, fast electron current filamentation has been observed to occur with plastic coatings thicker than 0.1 μm (M. Roth et al., PRST-AB 5, 061301 (2002), shot on a 100 μm plastic foil). CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE IONS FROM LAYERED TARGETS Dielectric layers are made using lacquer coating, a dielectric characterized by a very high resistivity (1.5 x 107 W/m) and high adhesion to the substrate; <0.6 J, 80 fs, 5E19 W/cm2 Targets adopted: μm thick foils i) single-layer, lacquer-coated ii) multi-layer, lacquer assembled iii) single-layer, uncoated Lacquer chemical composition: C6H7(NO2)3O5 CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE PRELIMINARY RCF DATA Experimental results: Ti, 5 μm, uncoated 10 μm Fe + 1.5 μm Mylar + 10 μm Ti, lacquer assembled Fe, 10 μm, back-coated with lacquer Given their more favourable charge-to-mass ratio, ion bunch mainly consists of protons; Energy ranging between 1.2 and 3.5 MeV (from a radiographic image of a Ta grid & SRIM calculations), confirmed by 1D, PIC model simulations (S. Betti et al. Technical report, ILILIPCF, CNR, Pisa, Italy, available at http://ilil.ipcf.cnr.it); Strong effect of the dielectric coating, which increases the uniformity and reduces the dimensions of the proton bunch spatial cross section; Protons consistently originate from the lacquer layer, even if lacquer is buried in the target; CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION Enhancement of the spatial cross section uniformity Reduction of the spatial cross section size (divergence?) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Reduction of fast electron current filamentation even after propagation through an insulating layer (the lacquer) Modification of the fast electron Distribution with inhibition of peripheral portion of the fast electron current ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE DEDICATED EXPERIMENT Systematic comparison between the ion bunches emitted from uncoated and lacquer-coated metal foils. Same experimental setup of the first campaign Targets: 10 μm thick steel and 5 μm thick Ti foils, either uncoated or back-coated with 1.5 µm thick lacquer. 7 mm LASER TARGET + + + + + + Lacquer coating 5 cm RCF Uncoated metal CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE EXPERIMENTAL - RCF RAW DATA Experimental results: 10 µm thick steel target Without dielectric coating With lacquer Coating (1.5 µm thick) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE EXPERIMENTAL - RCF RAW DATA Experimental results: 5 µm Ti Without dielectric coating CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE With lacquer Coating (1.5 µm thick) ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE EXPERIMENTAL - RCF DATA Experimental results: 5 µm Ti Without dielectric coating CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE With lacquer Coating (1.5 µm thick) ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE OBSERVATIONS The results confirm a systematic effect of the dielectric coating which increases the proton bunch uniformity and reduces the transverse size; this is in contrast with previous experiments that show that dielectric coatings thicker than 0.1 μm induce fast electron current filamentation, which has a detrimental effect on the accelerated proton bunch; As in the TNSA scenario (which is here the key mechanism) ion acceleration is driven by the fast electron current, the observations suggest that modification in the fast electron transport regime; The different quality/type of dielectric coating (plastic vs. lacquer) and the quality of the coating-metal interface adopted here might played a role. Indeed, standard plastic-coated foils (vacuum deposition) may include uncontrolled vacuum gaps and loose interfaces. CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE MODELLING APPROACH An full modeling of our proton acceleration conditions, including fast electron generation and transport is well beyond the possibility of presently available numerical codes. Since the emphasis is on the comparison of two configurations with identical laser-target interaction conditions, we can focus on the fast electron transport stage in order to find the possible origine of differences observed between uncoated and lacquer-coated targets. Fast electron transport is thus investigated with the help of the 2D hybrid Vlasov-Fokker-Planck (VFP) numerical Code LEDA (A. P. L. Robinson and M. Sherlock, Phys. Plasmas 14, 083105 (2007).) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE SUMMARY OF SIMULATION RESULTS LEDA results for the fast electron distribution on the back of the target after the laser-matter interaction stage: 5.7 μm-thick Al foil, uncoated Experimental proton data Transverse coordinate [μm] Simulation predict a fine scale filamentation of the fast electron beam that is expected to affect the proton beam – similar features are observed in our experimental data; CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE SUMMARY OF SIMULATION RESULTS LEDA results for the fast electron distribution on the back of the target after the laser-matter interaction stage: 5.7 μm-thick Al foil, back-coated with a 2.3 μm-thick CH layer (no vacuum gap) Experimental data Transverse coordinate [μm] Simulations of back-coated targets predict reduction of fine scale filamentation that may originate from the onset of a large scale quasi-static B-field at the interface due to the resistivity gradient in the dielectric – this is under further investigation CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS Fast electron transport can be investigated via direct and indirect techniques. We also use study of ion emission to investigate fast electron transport phenomena in layered targets; Our measurements show of an increase of the proton bunch spatial cross section uniformity together with a reduction of its dimensions. The simulations show that under our experimental conditions the presence of the lacquer leads to a suppression of both the fast electron current fine scale filamentation and of the peripherical portion of the bunch; The unexpected improved beam quality with dielectric coated targets may be a consequence of the unique properties of the interface in our dielectric coating (lacquer)…. CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE