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ICUIL 2010 XUV beamlines for applications at LASERIX facility O. Guilbaud, S. Kazamias, K. Cassou, J. C. Lagron, M. Pittman , D. Ros, S. Daboussi, D. Zimmer, J. Demailly, B. Cros. OUTLINE. 1 – The LASERIX facility : an overview.
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ICUIL 2010 XUV beamlines for applications at LASERIX facility O. Guilbaud, S. Kazamias, K. Cassou, J. C. Lagron, M. Pittman, D. Ros, S. Daboussi, D. Zimmer, J. Demailly, B. Cros M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
OUTLINE 1 – The LASERIX facility : an overview 2 – Research on XUV sources and applications from 2007 to 2009 3 – Present status of LASERIX (2010) 4 – Prospects and conclusion M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
1- The LASERIX facility: an overview M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
OUTLINE • Paris-Sud XI University (Orsay) - Laser Center of PSU (CLUPS) • Integrated in Federation for Light-Matter Interaction (LUMAT) in 2010 • Status : Soft X ray Laser platform for applications • Director : David ROS • Location : ENSTA Palaiseau (coll. LOA & ILE) • Operation : 2003 - 2008 : development room at LOA (turquoise room) • May 2009 : Moving to new building next to LUIRE-ILE (Bât. P) • Staff (10 pers.) : 5 researchers & professors, 2 engineers, 2 technicians, 2 PhD • Collaborations : • Laser → ILE, LOA (Palaiseau, F), CEA (Saclay & CESTA, F) • XUV sources → LPGP (Orsay, F), LOA, LULI, LCFIO (Palaiseau, F), GSI (Darmstadt, DE), PALS (RT) M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Compressor HHG : > 20 nm - 10 Hz 100 mJ - 10 Hz –40 fs à 10 ps 100 mJ - 10 Hz –40 fs à 10 ps XUV Laser High rep. rate Laser driver PW class Ti:Sa 2 J - 10 Hz > 10nm - 1 µJ - 10 Hz XUV Laser High energy > 4-8 nm - 20 µJ – 0.1 Hz 40 J – 0.1 Hz Compressor HHG : > 20 nm - 10 Hz GOAL • XUV wavelengths : 8 nm à 32 nm • XUV energy : > µJ • XUV rep. rate : 0.1 Hz & 10 Hz • Multibeam - optically synchronized (IR fs-ps & HHG) LASERIX Facility for XUV experiments HRR HE M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Ti:Sa Crystal (Crystal Systems) 4 Pass-Amplifier Diameter: 100 mm Thickness : 20 mm Absorption (@ 532nm) : 97% 8 beams – 100 J – 0.1 Hz pumping Homogenized pump laser Profiles Liquid OUT Transverse lasing suppression with Index matching liquid + absorbing dye IR beam Liquid IN Laser amplification for PW Performances Demonstration of 36 J @ 0.1 Hz with 72J pump energy F. Plé et al., Opt. Lett., Vol. 32 (2007) M. Pittman et al., ICUIL 2006 (Cassis) M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
IR XUV Research on XUV sources and applications : 6 years in 1 slide 2004 - 2006 : Laser installation in a development room (90m2) & demonstration of laser amplification @ 40 J / 0.1 Hz Started may 2009 2007 - 2009 : → X-ray and HHG sources @ 10 Hz → increase reliability → first applications @ 10 Hz David ROS in X-Ray lasers conference, Belfast 2008 : « Waiting for moving in the new building at end of this year » M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
2 – Research on XUV sources and applications from 2007 to 2009 M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
40 J – 0.1Hz Amplifier XUV Generation Pulse Compressor Experiment Chamber Arrangement of the experimental area 2 J - 10Hz Front-end 2007 : XUV laser & experiments IR Beam XUV Beam M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Plasma column XUV Generation by transient collisionnal excitation : GRIP scheme Solid Target Delayed Compressed laser pulse (4 ps, 0.7 J) XUV beam Stretched laser pulse (500 ps, 0.5 J) M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
ONE BEAM Stretched laser pulse (500 ps, 0.5 J) Plasma column + Delayed Compressed laser pulse (4 ps, 0.7 J) XUV Development : DGRIP principle (single beam pumping technique) Solid Target XUV beam M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
XUV Development : DGRIP scheme Regenerative amplifier Amplifiers Compression Regen cavity selects the propagation direction the two pulses propagate along the same beam path Öffner stretcher M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
HHG source H43 = 18.9 nm Gas cell Wavelength XUV Development : demonstrated beamlines X-ray laser source • Wavelengths: • 18,9 nm (Mo ni-like,4d-4p) and 22.6 nm (4f-4d) • 13,9 nm (Ag ni-like, 4d-4p) • Repetition rate : 10 Hz • Source size 20 µm x 60 µm • Divergence 5 mrad x10 mrad • Energy : >1 J F. Lindau et al., Opt. Exp.15, 9486 (2006) K. Cassou et al. Opt. Lett.32, 2 (2007) Demonstrated application Double-stand breaks in DNA samples induced with X-ray laser M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
XUV Development : diagnostics & automation XUV diagnostics Near field imaging Footprint (Far field ~2m from source) Spatial ~300 shots on the same place of the target (DGRIP configuration) Energy Multilayer mirror photocurrent (pico-amperemeter) & Calibrated near field imaging M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
50 mm Fresh target surface every 200 shots System stops when the desired number of shots / integrated signal is reached XUV Development : diagnostics & automation Automation of experiments (B. Zielbauer, coll. GSI) Up to 25000 shots of 300 nJ in 2 h 4,3.1014 photons (65 eV) / cm2 M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Example of application using the optimized XUV source DNA samples irradiation • Users : • LCAM (Univ. Paris XI) : E. Porcel, C. Le Sech, S. Lacombe • GPS (Univ. Paris VI) : A.-M. Penhoat, A. Touati • Background • Effect of pulsed ionising radiation on DNA • Investigation of direct effects • Single strand or double strand break of DNA molecules • Experimental method • Irradiation of plasmids (DNA loops) • Accumulation of a XUV dose perfectlyknown and uniform • Strand rate estimation by an ex-situ electrophoresis Courtesy of B. Zielbauer (GSI, DE) M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
3 – Present status of LASERIX from 2010 M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Present status of LASERIX 2010 : Implementation in the new building SXRL 0.1 Hz HHG 0.1 Hz SXRL 0.1 Hz Comp. 2J - 10Hz HHG 10 Hz Comp. 40J -0.1Hz SXRL 10 Hz ADONIS laser driver M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
10Hz - 4 Pass Cryogenic Power Amplifier 10Hz - 4 Pass Direct water cooled Power Amplifier PROPULSE PROPULSE PROPULSE PROPULSE PROPULSE PROPULSE Öffner Stretcher PROPULSE PROPULSE AMPLI - HC MZ Dazzler l/2 moving plate (0.1 Hz) l/2 > 50 mJ – 40 fs – 10 Hz (IR probes, HHG…) 2.5J – 10Hz (99% shots ) XUV HE 2.5J – 0.1Hz 20 J - 0.1 Hz 500 ps 10 J - 0.1 Hz 40 fs - 100 ps XUV HC 1J - 0.1Hz / 10Hz 40 fs 0.1 Hz Nd:Glass 0.1 Hz Nd:Glass 0.1 Hz Nd:Glass 0.1 Hz Nd:Glass AMPLI - HE >10 mJ – 50 fs – 10 Hz (IR probes, HHG…) ADONIS : The Laser driver Scheme FRONT-END 10Hz – fs Booster Pre-amplifier 10Hz - Regenerative amplifier 10Hz - 4 Pass Preamplifier QL - CFR QL - ULTRA QL - ULTRA PK C Oscillator Verdi 5V PK C PK C Femtolaser fs-20 FR PK C AS 0.1Hz - 8 x 12.5J – 527nm pump lasers (100J) 0.1Hz - 4 x 20J – 527nm pump lasers (80J) – LBO SHG M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Ground floor Overview of the laser driver ADONIS and SXRL sources area M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Overview of the experimental area M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
4- Prospects and Conclusion M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
SXRL 0.1Hz Exp. 3 HHG 0.1Hz SXRL - HE 40J 0.1Hz 100mJ 0.1Hz LASERIX Beamlines Coming soon → expected for 2012 Ongoing → ready for 2011 SXRL - HC 2.5J 10Hz SXRL 10Hz Exp. 1 HHG 10Hz Exp. 2 100mJ 10Hz ADONIS M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
Status and ongoing work • Present situation • ADONIS (Laser driver) operating at 2.5 J – 10 Hz • Two 10 Hz compressed IR beamlines available : • 1.4 J / 1 ps to 100 ps (SXRL) • 100 mJ / 40 fs (IR probe or HHG pumping) • 100 J / 0.1 Hz pump lasers ready with DKDP, LBO installed soon (160 J expected) • → 4 beams (2 tables) will be shared with ILE (LUIRE & APPOLON) • 10 Hz SXRL and HHG under development • → expected with optimized performances before end 2010 (GRIP & DGRIP) • Full Command-control of the entire installation under development • → expected before summer 2011 (coll. Amplitude Technologies) • Coming soon • 10 Hz SXRL beamline opening for experiments (coll.) → beginning 2011 • 40 J – 0.1 Hz amplifier (8 pump beams) & compressor → planned for beginning 2011 • 0.1 Hz high energy SXRL development →planned for mid-2011 • 0.1 Hz SXRL HE beamline opening for experiments (coll.) → end 2011 M. Pittman ICUIL 2010 - Watkins Glen, NY, October 2010
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