RPC Telescope Tests for Muon Detection at Laser-Plasma Accelerators
Abstract
We report on a feasibility study conducted at the ELBA facility at ELI Beamlines in 2025 to investigate the possible production of muons from high-energy electron beams generated by extended laser-plasma interactions in optically generated plasma waveguides. Our team operated a portable, autonomous, and compact telescope based on Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) detectors, positioned to detect high-penetration charged particles originating from the beam dump. The campaign demonstrated that RPC detectors can operate reliably and safely in the ELBA environment, even under intense radiation and electromagnetic conditions. The collected datasets, though statistically limited and affected by lack of beam control, allow detailed characterization of the background and validated the detectors' stability and tracking performance. These results confirm the feasibility of the approach and provide the foundation for a dedicated future run under optimized beam conditions, where muon detection sensitivity will be substantially improved.
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BibTeX
@misc{ikram2026telescope,
title = {{RPC Telescope Tests for Muon Detection at Laser-Plasma Accelerators}},
author = {Sumaira Ikram and Maxime Lagrange and Donya Ahmadi and Uddhab Chaulagain and Anna Cimmino and Eduardo Cortina Gil and Pavel Demin and Gabriele M. Grittani and Sebastian Lorenz and Michal Nevrkla and Ela Rockafellow and Jaron E. Shrock and Jiri Sisma and Ari J. Sloss and Michael Tytgat and Roberto Versaci and Filip Vitha and Illia Zymak and Howard M. Milchberg and Andrea Giammanco},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2605.13118},
eprint = {2605.13118},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13118},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - RPC Telescope Tests for Muon Detection at Laser-Plasma Accelerators
AU - Sumaira Ikram
AU - Maxime Lagrange
AU - Donya Ahmadi
AU - Uddhab Chaulagain
AU - Anna Cimmino
AU - Eduardo Cortina Gil
AU - Pavel Demin
AU - Gabriele M. Grittani
AU - Sebastian Lorenz
AU - Michal Nevrkla
AU - Ela Rockafellow
AU - Jaron E. Shrock
AU - Jiri Sisma
AU - Ari J. Sloss
AU - Michael Tytgat
AU - Roberto Versaci
AU - Filip Vitha
AU - Illia Zymak
AU - Howard M. Milchberg
AU - Andrea Giammanco
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/29
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2605.13118
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13118
AB - We report on a feasibility study conducted at the ELBA facility at ELI Beamlines in 2025 to investigate the possible production of muons from high-energy electron beams generated by extended laser-plasma interactions in optically generated plasma waveguides. Our team operated a portable, autonomous, and compact telescope based on Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) detectors, positioned to detect high-penetration charged particles originating from the beam dump. The campaign demonstrated that RPC detectors can operate reliably and safely in the ELBA environment, even under intense radiation and electromagnetic conditions. The collected datasets, though statistically limited and affected by lack of beam control, allow detailed characterization of the background and validated the detectors' stability and tracking performance. These results confirm the feasibility of the approach and provide the foundation for a dedicated future run under optimized beam conditions, where muon detection sensitivity will be substantially improved.
ER -