Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators
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 …
100 GV∕ m, are reviewed. This includes the laser wakefield accelerator, the plasma beat …
Optics in the relativistic regime
The advent of ultraintense laser pulses generated by the technique of chirped pulse
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
Electron acceleration by a wake field forced by an intense ultrashort laser pulse
V Malka, S Fritzler, E Lefebvre, MM Aleonard, F Burgy… - Science, 2002 - science.org
Plasmas are an attractive medium for the next generation of particle accelerators because
they can support electric fields greater than several hundred gigavolts per meter. These …
they can support electric fields greater than several hundred gigavolts per meter. These …
Shaped-pulse optimization of coherent emission of high-harmonic soft X-rays
When an intense laser pulse is focused into a gas, the light–atom interaction that occurs as
atoms are ionized results in an extremely nonlinear optical process,,—the generation of high …
atoms are ionized results in an extremely nonlinear optical process,,—the generation of high …
Ultrahigh‐intensity lasers: Physics of the extreme on a tabletop
GA Mourou, CPJ Barry, MD Perry - Physics today, 1998 - pubs.aip.org
O ver the past ten years, laser intensities have increased by more than four orders of
magnitude to reach enormous intensities of 10 20 W/cm 2. The field strength at these …
magnitude to reach enormous intensities of 10 20 W/cm 2. The field strength at these …
Self-focusing and guiding of short laser pulses in ionizing gases and plasmas
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 …
undergoing ionization and in plasmas are reviewed, discussed, and analyzed. The wave …
Electron injection into plasma wakefields by colliding laser pulses
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 …
intense pump pulse, which generates a large wake field (≥ 20 GV/m), and two …
Diagnostics for plasma-based electron accelerators
Plasma-based accelerators that impart energy gain as high as several GeV to electrons or
positrons within a few centimeters have engendered a new class of diagnostic techniques …
positrons within a few centimeters have engendered a new class of diagnostic techniques …
Relativistic laser–plasma interactions
D Umstadter - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
By focusing petawatt peak power laser light to intensities up to 10 21 W cm− 2, highly
relativistic plasmas can now be studied. The force exerted by light pulses with this extreme …
relativistic plasmas can now be studied. The force exerted by light pulses with this extreme …
Review of physics and applications of relativistic plasmas driven by ultra-intense lasers
D Umstadter - Physics of Plasmas, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
As tabletop lasers continue to reach record levels of peak power, the interaction of light with
matter has crossed a new threshold, in which plasma electrons at the laser focus oscillate at …
matter has crossed a new threshold, in which plasma electrons at the laser focus oscillate at …