Research progress of free electron laser based on laser plasma acceleration

Jiang Hai; Wang Wentao; Feng Ke; Gu Zhengxian; Li Ruxin

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202234.220090

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Jiang Hai, Wang Wentao, Feng Ke, et al. Research progress of free electron laser based on laser plasma acceleration[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34: 104009. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.220090

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Jiang Hai, Wang Wentao, Feng Ke, et al. Research progress of free electron laser based on laser plasma acceleration[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34: 104009. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.220090

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Research progress of free electron laser based on laser plasma acceleration

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.220090

Jiang Hai^{1, 2
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Wang Wentao^{2
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Feng Ke²,
Gu Zhengxian¹,
Li Ruxin^{2, 3
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College of Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
3.
School of Physics Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 200031, China

Received Date: 2022-03-30
Rev Recd Date: 2022-06-28

Available Online: 2022-07-08

Publish Date: 2022-08-22

Abstract

Abstract

Laser plasma accelerator can accelerate electron beams to GeV level within a few centimeters, which provides a driving source for the development of table-top free electron laser. However, due to the difficulties in laser plasma acceleration and the development of existing technology, the quality of electron beam is not high enough to realize free electron laser, especially in the aspects of stability, divergence and energy spread of electron beam, which present substantial obstacles to the development of compact free electron laser. In this paper, the latest research progress of free electron laser based on laser plasma accelerator is introduced, the main challenges in the experiment for high gain free electron laser are analyzed, then corresponding solutions and experimental progress are summarized, and the future development is prospected. A recent research shows that the high-quality electron beam produced by controlling and optimizing the injection and acceleration of laser plasma accelerator can achieve spontaneous emission amplification and produce high gain radiation in the exponential gain regime, which promotes the research for free electron laser based on laser plasma accelerator to a new stage.
- laser plasma accelerator,
- high-quality electron beams,
- free electron laser,
- undulator radiation,
- novel light sources

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