Experimental evidence of production of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator
- NázevTitle
- Experimental evidence of production of directional muons from a laser-wakefield acceleratorExperimental evidence of production of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- L. Calvin, E. Gerstmayr, C. Arran, L. Tudor, T. Foster, K. Fleck, B. Bergmann, D. Doria, B. Kettle, H. Maguire, V. Malka, P. Mánek, S.P.D. Mangles, P. McKenna, R.E. Mihai, S. Popa, C. Ridgers, J. Sarma, P. Smolyanskiy, R. Wilson, R.M. Deas, G. Sarri
- DOIDOI
- 10.1088/1361-6587/ae4d05
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 68(3), 035015 (2026) · ISSN 1361-6587
- RokYear
- 2026
- JazykLanguage
- eng
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- ProjektProject
- Identifikace částic v experimentech fysiky vysokych energií a ve vesmíru s pokročilými detekčními systémyParticle identification in high-energy physics experiments and space with advanced detection systems
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- 11 (INSPIRE-HEP)
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AbstraktAbstract
We report on experimental evidence of the generation of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator driven by a PW-class laser. The muons were generated following the interaction of a GeV-scale high-charge electron beam with a 2 cm-thick Pb target and were detected using a Timepix3 detector placed behind a suitable shielding configuration. Data analysis indicates a 99.1± 0.5% confidence of muon detection over noise, in excellent agreement with numerical modelling. Extrapolation of the experimental setup to higher electron energies and charges suggests the potential to guide and separate from noise approximately 10^4 muons/s onto cm2-scale areas for applications using a 10 Hz PW laser. These results demonstrate the possibility of generating and transporting directional muon beams using high-power lasers and establish a foundation for the systematic application of laser-driven high-energy muon beams.
We report on experimental evidence of the generation of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator driven by a PW-class laser. The muons were generated following the interaction of a GeV-scale high-charge electron beam with a 2 cm-thick Pb target and were detected using a Timepix3 detector placed behind a suitable shielding configuration. Data analysis indicates a 99.1± 0.5% confidence of muon detection over noise, in excellent agreement with numerical modelling. Extrapolation of the experimental setup to higher electron energies and charges suggests the potential to guide and separate from noise approximately 10^4 muons/s onto cm2-scale areas for applications using a 10 Hz PW laser. These results demonstrate the possibility of generating and transporting directional muon beams using high-power lasers and establish a foundation for the systematic application of laser-driven high-energy muon beams.