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 …

Recent theoretical and experimental research with short-pulse, high-intensity lasers is
surveyed with particular emphasis on new physical processes that occur in interactions with …

This book represents the first comprehensive treatment of the subject, covering the
theoretical principles, present experimental status and important applications of short-pulse …

ELECTRONS in a plasma undergo collective wave-like oscillations near the plasma
frequency. These plasma waves can have a range of wavelengths and hence a range of …

Fast time averaged equations are derived for the motion of particles and the generation of
electromagnetic wake fields under the action of the ponderomotive potential of an …

Several features of intense, short-pulse (/spl lsim/1 ps) laser propagation in gases
undergoing ionization and in plasmas are reviewed, discussed, and analyzed. The wave …

CITIES grow in a way that might be expected to resemble the growth of two-dimensional
aggregates of particles, and this has led to recent attempts1á¤-3 to model urban growth …

Laser beams can be strongly compressed in a plasma by stimulated Raman backscattering
in a time short compared to the time scale for filamentation instabilities to develop. Such a …

An injector and accelerator is analyzed that uses three collinear laser pulses in a plasma: an
intense pump pulse, which generates a large wake field (≥ 20 GV/m), and two …

A laser pulse with a power of∼ 3 TW and a duration of 1 ps has been focused onto a gas.
Ultrahigh-gradient electron acceleration has been observed in the laser-produced plasma …