[HTML][HTML] EuPRAXIA conceptual design report
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 …
EuPRAXIA. The concept has been established over the last four years in a unique …
Quasi-monoenergetic laser-plasma acceleration of electrons to 2 GeV
Laser-plasma accelerators of only a centimetre's length have produced nearly
monoenergetic electron bunches with energy as high as 1 GeV. Scaling these compact …
monoenergetic electron bunches with energy as high as 1 GeV. Scaling these compact …
Enhancement of electron energy to the multi-GeV regime by a dual-stage laser-wakefield accelerator pumped by petawatt laser pulses
Laser-wakefield acceleration offers the promise of a compact electron accelerator for
generating a multi-GeV electron beam using the huge field gradient induced by an intense …
generating a multi-GeV electron beam using the huge field gradient induced by an intense …
Stable multi-GeV electron accelerator driven by waveform-controlled PW laser pulses
The achievable energy and the stability of accelerated electron beams have been the most
critical issues in laser wakefield acceleration. As laser propagation, plasma wave formation …
critical issues in laser wakefield acceleration. As laser propagation, plasma wave formation …
Observation of longitudinal and transverse self-injections in laser-plasma accelerators
Laser-plasma accelerators can produce high-quality electron beams, up to giga
electronvolts in energy, from a centimetre scale device. The properties of the electron beams …
electronvolts in energy, from a centimetre scale device. The properties of the electron beams …
Electron self-injection into an evolving plasma bubble: Quasi-monoenergetic laser-plasma acceleration in the blowout regime
An electron density bubble driven in a rarefied uniform plasma by a slowly evolving laser
pulse goes through periods of adiabatically slow expansions and contractions. Bubble …
pulse goes through periods of adiabatically slow expansions and contractions. Bubble …
Numerical investigation of electron self-injection in the nonlinear bubble regime
The process of electron self-injection in the nonlinear bubble wake generated by a short and
intense laser pulse propagating in a uniform underdense plasma is studied by means of fully …
intense laser pulse propagating in a uniform underdense plasma is studied by means of fully …
Improved performance of laser wakefield acceleration by tailored self-truncated ionization injection
We report on tailoring ionization-induced injection in laser wakefield acceleration so that the
electron injection process is self-truncating following the evolution of the plasma bubble …
electron injection process is self-truncating following the evolution of the plasma bubble …
Generalized algorithm for control of numerical dispersion in explicit<? format?> time-domain electromagnetic simulations
BM Cowan, DL Bruhwiler, JR Cary… - Physical Review Special …, 2013 - APS
We describe a modification to the finite-difference time-domain algorithm for
electromagnetics on a Cartesian grid which eliminates numerical dispersion error in vacuum …
electromagnetics on a Cartesian grid which eliminates numerical dispersion error in vacuum …
Focus on laser-and beam-driven plasma accelerators
The ability of short but intense laser pulses to generate high-energy electrons and ions from
gaseous and solid targets has been well known since the early days of the laser fusion …
gaseous and solid targets has been well known since the early days of the laser fusion …