激光脉冲的横向波形对弓形波电子俘获的影响

用粒子模拟研究了在激光尾波场电子弓形波注入过程中激光脉冲的横向波形对尾波场俘获电子数目的影响, 发现与高斯激光相比, 超高斯形激光更有利于拉动空泡闭合前侧边的电子团向空泡尾部汇聚形成高能量局域化的弓形波, 从而导致更多的电子注入到空泡的加速相, 使得被俘获的电子数目提高近5倍, 且电子束品质得到改善.该研究对于进一步理解尾波场加速中电子注入等有参考价值. 关键词： 尾波场 电子俘获 横向波形 粒子模拟     

激光脉冲形状对弓形波电子俘获的影响

使用二维粒子模拟程序研究了电子弓形波注入机制中激光脉冲形状对电子俘获效果的影响. 研究结果表明, 激光脉冲时间上升沿陡峭的正扭曲脉冲激发的尾波场强度高, 加速区域分布广, 并且有利于电子获得更高的初速度, 从而推动更多的电子进入尾波场加速相位. 在其他条件相同的情况下, 正扭曲脉冲的电子俘获数目远高于激光脉冲时间分别为高斯形和负扭曲分布的情形, 使得电子束的品质得到改善. 研究结果对于理解尾波场加速中电子注入过程以及获得大电荷量高能电子束具有积极意义. 关键词： 尾波场 电子俘获 时间波形 粒子模拟     

Dense pair plasma generation by two laser pulses colliding in a cylinder channel

An all-optical scheme for high-density pair plasmas generation is proposed by two laser pulses colliding in a cylinder channel. Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that, when the first laser pulse propagates in the cylinder,electrons are extracted out of the cylinder inner wall and accelerated to high energies. These energetic electrons later run into the second counter-propagating laser pulse, radiating a large amount of high-energy gamma photons via the Compton back-scattering process. The emitted gamma photons then collide with the second laser pulse to initiate the Breit–Wheeler process for pairs production. Due to the strong self-generated fields in the cylinder, positrons are confined in the channel to form dense pair plasmas. Totally, the maximum density of pair plasmas can be 4.60 × 10~(27)m~(-3), for lasers with an intensity of 4×10~(22)W·cm~(-2). Both the positron yield and density are tunable by changing the cylinder radius and the laser parameters. The generated dense pair plasmas can further facilitate investigations related to astrophysics and particle physics.     

Acceleration and radiation of externally injected electrons in laser plasma wakefield driven by a Laguerre-Gaussian pulse

By using three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, externally injected electron beam acceleration and radiation in donut-like wake fields driven by a Laguerre-Gaussian pulse are investigated. Studies show that in the acceleration process the total charge and azimuthal momenta of electrons can be stably maintained at a distance of a few hundreds of micrometers. Electrons experience low-frequency spiral rotation and high-frequency betatron oscillation, which leads to a synchrotron-like radiation. The radiation spectrum is mainly determined by the betatron motion of electrons. The far field distribution of radiation intensity shows axial symmetry due to the uniform transverse injection and spiral rotation of electrons. Our studies suggest a new way to simultaneously generate hollow electron beam and radiation source from a compact laser plasma accelerator.     

Radiation effects of electrons on multilayer FePS3 studied with laser plasma accelerator

Space radiation with inherently broadband spectral flux poses a huge danger to astronauts and electronics on aircraft, but it is hard to simulate such feature with conventional radiation sources. Using a tabletop laser-plasma accelerator, we can reproduce exponential energy particle beams as similar as possible to these in space radiation. We used such an electron beam to study the electron radiation effects on the surface structure and performance of two-dimensional material (FePS₃). Energetic electron beam led to bulk sample cleavage and damage between areas of uneven thickness. For the FePS₃ sheet sample, electron radiation transformed it from crystalline state to amorphous state, causing the sample surface to rough. The full widths at the half maximum of characteristic Raman peaks became larger, and the intensities of characteristic Raman peaks became weak or even disappeared dramatically under electron radiation. This trend became more obvious for thinner samples, and this phenomenon was attributed to the cleavage of P-P and P-S bonds, destabilizing the bipyramid structure of [P₂S₆]^4- unit. The results are of great significance for testing the maximum allowable radiation dose for the two-dimensional material, implying that FePS₃ cannot withstand such energetic electron radiation without an essential shield.     

基于贝叶斯优化的高能质子空间传输精确控制

综合考虑地磁场、高能质子的相对论效应以及同步辐射的影响,建立了质子在空间传输的单粒子运动模型。基于该模型,提出利用贝叶斯优化方法,实现给定质子能量下,质子从空间初始点传输到目标点的精确控制方法,获得了出射方向随出射位置的变化规律,当位置径向角取0°和180°时,位置轴向角的取值不会改变粒子的最优出射方向。研究结果为质子束在空间环境中的长程传输提供理论支撑。