V. Bagnoud,
B. Aurand,
A. Blazevic,
S. Borneis,
C. Bruske,
B. Ecker,
U. Eisenbarth,
J. Fils,
A. Frank,
E. Gaul,
S. Götte,
C. Häfner,
T. Hahn,
K. Harres,
H.-M. Heuck,
D. Hochhaus,
D. H. H. Hoffmann,
D. Javorkova,
H.-J. Kluge,
T. Kühl,
S. Kunzer,
M. Kreutz,
T. Merz-Mantwill,
P. Neumayer,
E. Onkels,
D. Reemts,
O. Rosmej,
M. Roth,
T. Stöhlker,
A. Tauschwitz,
B. Zielbauer,
D. Zimmer,
and K. Witte
Commissioning and early experiments of the PHELIX facility
Appl. Phys. B, 100 :137 (July 2010)
Commissioning and early experiments of the PHELIX facility
Appl. Phys. B, 100 :137 (July 2010)
Abstract:
At the Helmholtz center GSI, PHELIX (Petawatt High Energy Laser for heavy Ion eXperiments) has been commissioned for operation in stand-alone mode and, in combination with ions accelerated up to an energy of 13 MeV/u by the heavy ion accelerator UNILAC. The combination of PHELIX with the heavy-ion beams available at GSI enables a large variety of unique experiments. Novel research opportunities are spanning from the study of ion-matter interaction, through challenging new experiments in atomic physics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics, into the field of relativistic plasma physics.