Automation of Target Delivery and Diagnostic Systems for High Repetition Rate Laser-Plasma Acceleration

Abstract

Fast solid target delivery and plasma-ion detection systems have been designed and developed to be used in high intensity laser-matter interaction experiments. We report on recent progress in the development and testing of automated systems to refresh solid targets at a high repetition rate during high peak power laser operation (>1 Hz), along with ion diagnostics and corresponding data collection and real-time analysis methods implemented for future use in a plasma-based ion acceleration beamline for multidisciplinary user applications.

Keywords

• high repetition rate target
• ion acceleration
• laser–plasma interaction