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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik
T 129: Beschleunigerphysik XVI (Poster)
T 129.25: Poster
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 16:45–19:00, HSZ 1.OG
Pulsed power magnet technology for laser particle acceleration and laser plasma physics - a survey of developments at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf — •Florian Kroll1,2, Trevor Burris-Mog1, Thomas Herrmannsdörfer1, Martin Joost1,2, Stephan Kraft1, Umar Masood1, Hans-Peter Schlenvoigt1, Manfred Sobiella1, Bernd Wustmann1, Sergei Zherlitsyn1, Thomas Cowan1, and Ulrich Schramm1 — 1Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf — 2TU Dresden
Since the mid-1950s, pulsed high-field magnets have become a common, versatile research tool with application mostly in solid state physics and material research. Recently developed pulsed power magnet technology, specifically designed to meet the demands of laser acceleration and laser plasma experiments, open up new research opportunities:
We present a pulsed air core solenoid (up to 20 T) for effective collection and focusing of laser accelerated particles. It could function as a crucial part of a compact, laser-based ion source (pursued by the LIGHT collaboration) or of beam guidance systems. Furthermore, the poster shows a split pair coil, utterly compact and with optical access in between the coil pairs and on axis, to study laser-driven plasma expansion under high magnetic fields (~ 30 T). To power such devices, portable capacitor-based pulse generators have been developed at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. We present first results of the functional testing of our third-generation pulse generator. Looking forward, we outline a concept for a medical gantry based on pulsed high field beam optics.