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 …

The use of infrared lasers to power optical-scale lithographically fabricated particle
accelerators is a develo** area of research that has garnered increasing interest in recent …

Recent advances in laser technology have pushed the frontier of maximum intensity
achieved to about 1022W/cm2 and investigators currently believe even higher intensities …

Simultaneous measurements of high energy electrons and plasma-wave characteristics
have been conducted in a self-modulated laser-wakefield accelerator. Approximately 10 8 …

The possibility of enhancing the energy gain in laser-driven accelerators by using Bessel
laser beams is examined. A formalism based on Huygens' principle is developed to describe …

It has been found that for a focused laser beam propagating in free space, there exists,
surrounding the laser beam axis, a subluminous wave phase velocity region. Relativistic …

A vacuum beat wave accelerator (VBWA), in which two focused laser beams of differing
wavelengths generate a beat wave that can impart a net acceleration to particles, is …

A slab-symmetric dielectric-loaded accelerator structure, consisting of a vacuum gap
between dielectric-lined conducting walls, is described. The device is resonantly excited by …

Electron motion and harmonic generation are investigated in the crossed-beam laser-
accelerator scheme in a vacuum. Exact solutions of the equations of motion of the electron in …

We present an exact plane-wave-based analysis of the vacuum acceleration, to energy
gradients in the TeV/m range, of a single electron, using two laser beams crossing at an …