Bright 5 - 85 MeV Compton gamma-ray pulses from GeV laser-plasma accelerator and plasma mirror

J. M. Shaw, A. C. Bernstein, R. Zgadzaj +19

We convert a GeV laser-plasma electron accelerator into a compact femtosecond-pulsed $\gamma$-ray source by inserting a $100\mu$m-thick glass plate $\sim 3$ cm after the accelerator exit.…