Multi-messenger dynamic imaging of laser-driven shocks in water using a plasma wakefield accelerator.

ABSTRACT: Understanding dense matter hydrodynamics is critical for predicting plasma behavior in environments relevant to laser-driven inertial confinement fusion. Traditional diagnostic sources face limitations in brightness, spatiotemporal resolution, and in their ability to detect relevant electromagnetic fields. In this work, we present a dual-probe, multi-messenger laser wakefield accelerator platform combining ultrafast X-rays and relativistic electron beams at 1 Hz, to interrogate a free-flowing water target in vacuum, heated by an intense 200 ps laser pulse. This scheme enables high-repetition-rate tracking the evolution of the interaction using both particle types. Betatron X-rays reveal a cylindrically symmetric shock compression morphology assisted by low-density vapor, resembling foam-la

SUBMITTER: Balcazar MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12804892 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature