Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators

E Esarey, CB Schroeder, WP Leemans - Reviews of modern physics, 2009 - APS
Laser-driven plasma-based accelerators, which are capable of supporting fields in excess of
100 GV∕ m, are reviewed. This includes the laser wakefield accelerator, the plasma beat …

Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators

S Corde, K Ta Phuoc, G Lambert, R Fitour, V Malka… - Reviews of Modern …, 2013 - APS
Relativistic interaction of short-pulse lasers with underdense plasmas has recently led to the
emergence of a novel generation of femtosecond x-ray sources. Based on radiation from …

Multistage coupling of independent laser-plasma accelerators

S Steinke, J Van Tilborg, C Benedetti, CGR Geddes… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs) are capable of accelerating charged particles to very high
energies in very compact structures. In theory, therefore, they offer advantages over …

Automation and control of laser wakefield accelerators using Bayesian optimization

RJ Shalloo, SJD Dann, JN Gruse… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Laser wakefield accelerators promise to revolutionize many areas of accelerator science.
However, one of the greatest challenges to their widespread adoption is the difficulty in …

Injection and trap** of tunnel-ionized electrons into laser-produced wakes

A Pak, KA Marsh, SF Martins, W Lu, WB Mori, C Joshi - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
A method, which utilizes the large difference in ionization potentials between successive
ionization states of trace atoms, for injecting electrons into a laser-driven wakefield is …

[HTML][HTML] EuPRAXIA conceptual design report

RW Assmann, MK Weikum, T Akhter, D Alesini… - The European Physical …, 2020 - Springer
This report presents the conceptual design of a new European research infrastructure
EuPRAXIA. The concept has been established over the last four years in a unique …

A review of the dense Z-pinch

MG Haines - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The Z-pinch, perhaps the oldest subject in plasma physics, has achieved a remarkable
renaissance in recent years, following a few decades of neglect due to its basically unstable …

Ionization induced trap** in a laser wakefield accelerator

C McGuffey, AGR Thomas, W Schumaker, T Matsuoka… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
Experimental studies of electrons produced in a laser wakefield accelerator indicate
trap** initiated by ionization of target gas atoms. Targets composed of helium and …

Multi-GeV electron bunches from an all-optical laser wakefield accelerator

B Miao, JE Shrock, L Feder, RC Hollinger, J Morrison… - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
We present the first demonstration of multi-GeV laser wakefield acceleration in a fully
optically formed plasma waveguide, with an acceleration gradient as high as 25 GeV/m. The …

Developments in laser-driven plasma accelerators

SM Hooker - Nature Photonics, 2013 - nature.com
Laser-driven plasma accelerators provide acceleration gradients that are three orders of
magnitude greater than those generated by conventional accelerators, offering the potential …