Laser Wakefield Accelerators: Tools for Time-Resolved X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy
Hosted By: Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics Technical Group
23 April 2024 10:00 - 11:00
Stuart Mangles has been involved in laser-plasma accelerator research for two decades. In the early 2000s he was involved in work that helped to established laser wakefield accelerators as useful sources of electron beams and x-rays. Recently his research has focussed on developing laser wakefield accelerators as tools to study extreme conditions, including ultrafast x-ray imaging and spectroscopy of dense plasmas, and in the emerging area of strong-field QED, work that has been supported by the ERC and EPSRC. Much of his research uses the 200 TW dual beam Gemini facility at the UK’s central laser facility. Still, over the years, he has also developed successful collaborations across Europe and the USA.
What You Will Learn:
• Current status of LWFAs as sources of femtosecond X-rays
• Future directions for LWFAs as probes of extreme conditions
Who Should Attend:
• Graduate students of ultrafast laser science/plasma accelerators
• Researchers in plasma accelerators
• Researchers interested in probing extreme states of matter
About the Presenter: Stuart Mangles from Imperial College London
Stuart Mangles has been involved in laser-plasma accelerator research for two decades. In the early 2000s he was involved in work that helped to established laser wakefield accelerators as useful sources of electron beams and x-rays. Recently his research has focussed on developing laser wakefield accelerators as tools to study extreme conditions, including ultrafast x-ray imaging and spectroscopy of dense plasmas, and in the emerging area of strong field QED; work that has been supported by the ERC and EPSRC. Much of his research uses the 200 TW dual beam Gemini facility at the UK’s central laser facility, but over the years he has also developed successful collaborations across Europe and the USA.
