In this work a compact electron beam source, a preionized controlled open-ended hollow cathode discharge, is used for the ablation of an anodic target. Time-resolved spectroscopic measurements of the optical emission of the filamentary and plume plasmas, both created by the electron beam, are presented and electron beam parameters are given. These latter are compared to preliminary measurements in a channel-spark.
M. Roth, Bruno Becker-de Mos, R. Bock, Stefan Borneis, Herbert Brandt, C. Bruske, John Caird, E. Dewald, C. Haefner, D. Hoffmann, Mikhail Kalachnikov, H.-J. Kluge, Ferenc Krausz, Thomas Kuehl, Grant Logan, Dieter Marx, Paul Neumayer, Peter Nickles, M. Perry, K. Poppensieker, Irene Reinhard, Wolfgang Sandner, Roland Sauerbrey, A. Tauschwitz, Ingo Will
The unique combination of an intense heavy ion beam accelerator and a high energy laser opens the possibility of exploring new physics taking advantage of the synergy of both facilities. A variety of new fields can be addressed with this combination in plasma physics, atomic physics, nuclear- and astro-physics as well as material research. In addition, using CPA-technology, laser pulses with a pulse power of up to a petawatt opens the door to explore the regime of fully relativistic plasmas. Therefore the Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung is augmenting the current high intensity upgrade of the heavy ion accelerator facility with the construction of PHELIX. Designed with two pulse-generating front ends and send to multiple experimental areas PHELIX will serve as a highly versatile laser system for various applications. In this report, we present the design of the laser system and some key experiments that can be performed with this combination for the first time.
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