The Advanced Laser Plasma High-Energy Accelerators towards X-rays (ALPHA-X) project is developing laser-plasma accelerators for the production of ultra-short electron beams as drivers of incoherent and coherent radiation sources from plasma and magnetic undulators. In addition to its usefulness as an injector for accelerators or radiation sources, ultra-short electron bunches have numerous direct applications such as in ultrafast electron microscopy, pulsed radiology and time-resolved electron diffraction. Ultra-short radiation pulses are essential for time-resolved studies in a wide range of applications across many branches of science, engineering and industry.

Below shows the nominal X-ray and Gamma-ray beams parameters in SCAPA.

Below shows a Betatron X-Ray image from the LWFA on the A3 Beam Line.