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Design considerations for the use of laser-plasma accelerators for advanced space radiation studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2012

T. KÖNIGSTEIN ,
O. KARGER ,
G. PRETZLER ,
J. B. ROSENZWEIG  and
B. HIDDING
T. KÖNIGSTEIN
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser and Plasma Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany (hidding@ucla.edu)
O. KARGER
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser and Plasma Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany (hidding@ucla.edu)
G. PRETZLER
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser and Plasma Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany (hidding@ucla.edu)
J. B. ROSENZWEIG
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
B. HIDDING
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser and Plasma Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany (hidding@ucla.edu) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Abstract

We present design considerations for the use of laser-plasma accelerators for mimicking space radiation and testing space-grade electronics. This novel application takes advantage of the inherent ability of laser-plasma accelerators to produce particle beams with exponential energy distribution, which is a characteristic shared with the hazardous relativistic electron flux present in the radiation belts of planets such as Earth, Saturn and Jupiter. Fundamental issues regarding laser-plasma interaction parameters, beam propagation, flux development, and experimental setup are discussed.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 78 , Special Issue 4: Progress in Laser Acceleration of Particles , August 2012 , pp. 383 - 391
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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