A review of recent progress on laser-plasma acceleration at kHz repetition rate
We report on recent progress on laser-plasma acceleration using a low energy and high-
repetition rate laser system. Using only few milliJoule laser energy, in conjunction with …
repetition rate laser system. Using only few milliJoule laser energy, in conjunction with …
MeV-Energy X Rays from Inverse Compton Scattering with Laser-Wakefield<? format?> Accelerated Electrons
We report the generation of MeV x rays using an undulator and accelerator that are both
driven by the same 100-terawatt laser system. The laser pulse driving the accelerator and …
driven by the same 100-terawatt laser system. The laser pulse driving the accelerator and …
Density-transition based electron injector for laser driven wakefield accelerators
K Schmid, A Buck, CMS Sears, JM Mikhailova… - Physical Review Special …, 2010 - APS
We demonstrate a laser wakefield accelerator with a novel electron injection scheme
resulting in enhanced stability, reproducibility, and ease of use. In order to inject electrons …
resulting in enhanced stability, reproducibility, and ease of use. In order to inject electrons …
Physics of high-charge electron beams in laser-plasma wakefields
Laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and its particle-driven counterpart, particle or plasma
wakefield acceleration (PWFA), are commonly treated as separate, though related, branches …
wakefield acceleration (PWFA), are commonly treated as separate, though related, branches …
Relativistic-intensity near-single-cycle light waveforms at kHz repetition rate
The development of ultra-intense and ultra-short light sources is currently a subject of
intense research driven by the discovery of novel phenomena in the realm of relativistic …
intense research driven by the discovery of novel phenomena in the realm of relativistic …
Real-time observation of laser-driven electron acceleration
A Buck, M Nicolai, K Schmid, CMS Sears, A Sävert… - Nature Physics, 2011 - nature.com
Electron acceleration by laser-driven plasma waves, is capableof producing ultra-relativistic,
quasi-monoenergetic electron bunches,, with orders of magnitude higher accelerating …
quasi-monoenergetic electron bunches,, with orders of magnitude higher accelerating …
Generation of sub-three-cycle, 16 TW light pulses by using noncollinear optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
We present a two-stage noncollinear optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification system
that generates 7.9 fs pulses containing 130 mJ of energy at an 805 nm central wavelength …
that generates 7.9 fs pulses containing 130 mJ of energy at an 805 nm central wavelength …
Ultrafast optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
In recent years, optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) has emerged as a
powerful tool for the generation of ultrashort pulses with extreme peak intensity. It has …
powerful tool for the generation of ultrashort pulses with extreme peak intensity. It has …
Octave-spanning OPCPA system delivering CEP-stable few-cycle pulses and 22 W of average power at 1 MHz repetition rate
We report on an OPCPA system delivering CEP-stable pulses with a pulse duration of only
1.7 optical cycles at 880 nm wavelength. This pulse duration is achieved by the generation …
1.7 optical cycles at 880 nm wavelength. This pulse duration is achieved by the generation …
Single-cycle optical control of beam electrons
We report the single-cycle optical control of a freely propagating electron beam with an
isolated cycle of midinfrared light. In particular, we produce and characterize a modulated …
isolated cycle of midinfrared light. In particular, we produce and characterize a modulated …