biostudies-literatureUnknown17(1)Balcazar MDUnderstanding 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-laNature communications529https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12804892biostudies-literatureMulti-messenger dynamic imaging of laser-driven shocks in water using a plasma wakefield accelerator.PMC12804892Dyer GMEsarey EKettle Bvan Tilborg JBalcazar MDPagano IMOstermayr TMMa YMangles SPDThomas AGRJacob RGonsalves AJKing PLos EESimpson RAKuranz CCGrace ESVazquez AVLemos NChen QHakimi SSchroeder CBCampbell PKrushelnick KColgan CEisentraut ZGreenwood BNees JTrantham MRTsai HEGeddes CGRAlbert FfalseMulti-messenger dynamic imaging of laser-driven shocks in water using a plasma wakefield accelerator.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-la2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Dec2026-06-06T14:46:00.422Z2026-06-01T03:06:36.255ZS-EPMC128048924140230210.1038/s41467-025-67224-3