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Betts, S. M.

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TUPMS030 Optimal Design of a Tunable Thomson-Scattering Based Gamma-Ray Source 1248
 
  • D. J. Gibson, S. G. Anderson, C. P.J. Barty, S. M. Betts, F. V. Hartemann, I. Jovanovic, D. P. McNabb, M. J. Messerly, J. A. Pruet, M. Shverdin, C. Siders, A. M. Tremaine
    LLNL, Livermore, California
  
  Funding: This work was performed under the auspices of the U. S. Department of Energy by University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract No. W-7405-Eng-48.

Thomson-Scattering based systems offer a path to high-brightness high-energy (> 1 MeV) x-ray & gamma-ray sources due to their favorable scaling with electron energy. LLNL is currently engaged in an effort to optimize such a device, dubbed the "Thomson-Radiated Extreme X-Ray" (T-REX) source, targeting up to 680 keV photon energy. Such a system requires precise design of the interaction between a high-intensity laser pulse and a high-brightness electron beam. Presented here are the optimal design parameters for such an interaction, including factors such as the collision angle, focal spot size, optimal bunch charge and laser intensity, pulse duration, and laser beam path. These parameters were chosen based on extensive modelling using PARMELA and in-house, well-benchmarked scattering simulation codes. Also discussed are early experimental results from the newly commissioned system.