Sep 11 – 15, 2023
Durham Convention Center
America/New_York timezone

Laser Compton Sources: Present and Envisioned

Sep 11, 2023, 9:35 AM
35m
Junior Ballroom (Durham Convention Center)

Junior Ballroom

Durham Convention Center

301 W Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701

Speaker

Ying Wu (Duke University)

Description

A nearly monochromatic and polarized gamma-ray beam serves as a powerful tool for nuclear physics research, providing valuable insights into collective motions, strong interactions among nucleons, and the dynamics of quarks and gluons. Laser-driven Compton gamma-ray sources have been developed and operated worldwide since the late 1970s. In this presentation, we will provide an overview of the ongoing global efforts in the development and operation of laser Compton sources, with a specific focus on high-energy sources in the gamma-ray region. Using the High Intensity Gamma-ray Source (HIGS) at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory as an example, we will illustrate critical considerations to achieve a high beam flux, a small beam energy spread, and a wide operational energy range. we will highlight some of the innovative capabilities being developed at existing Compton sources. Furthermore, we will discuss potential directions for next-generation Compton gamma-ray sources driven by conventional charged particle accelerators.

This work is partially supported by DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER41033.

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