Ultra-bright GeV photon source via controlled electromagnetic cascades in laser-dipole waves

Abstract

One aim of upcoming high-intensity laser facilities is to provide new high-flux gamma-ray sources. Electromagnetic cascades may serve for this, but are known to limit both field strengths and particle energies, restricting efficient production of photons to sub-GeV energies. Here we show how to create a directed GeV photon source, enabled by a controlled interplay between the cascade and anomalous radiative trapping. Using advanced 3D QED particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations and analytic estimates, we show that the concept is feasible for planned peak powers of 10 PW level. A higher peak power of 40 PW can provide $10^9$ photons with GeV energies in a well-collimated 3 fs beam, achieving peak brilliance $9\times 10^{24}$ ph s${}^{-1}$mrad${}^{-2}$mm${}^{-2}$/0.1$\%$BW. Such a source would be a powerful tool for studying fundamental electromagnetic and nuclear processes.

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