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Title: First measurement of laser Wakefield oscillations by longitudinal interferometry

Abstract

Because the electrostatic fields present in plasma waves can exceed those achievable in conventional accelerators and approach atomic scale values (E{sub a} {approximately} 500 GV/m), plasma based accelerators have received considerable attention as compact sources of high-energy electron pulses. Although stimulated Raman scattering or terahertz radiation at {ital w{sub p}} provided spatially averaged optical signatures of the plasma wave`s existence, new diagnostic techniques are required to map the the temporal and spatial structure of the plasma wave directly since such information is vital for addressing fundamental issues of wakefield generation and propagation. In this paper, we report femtosecond time resolved measurements of the longitudinal and radial structure of laser wakefield oscillations using an all optical technique known as interferometric ``photon acceleration`` or Longitudinal Interferometry.

Authors:
 [1]; ; ; ; ;  [2]; ; ;  [3]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics
  3. Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
469072
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-97-535; CONF-9610210-15
ON: DE97004706; TRN: 97:009994
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7. workshop on advanced accelerator concepts, Lake Tahoe, CA (United States), 12-18 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; PLASMA WAVES; INTERFEROMETRY; WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATION MODES; TIME RESOLUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS

Citation Formats

Siders, C W, Le Blanc, S P, Rau, B, Fisher, D, Tajima, T, Downer, M C, Babine, A, Stepanov, A, and Sergeev, A. First measurement of laser Wakefield oscillations by longitudinal interferometry. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/238564.
Siders, C W, Le Blanc, S P, Rau, B, Fisher, D, Tajima, T, Downer, M C, Babine, A, Stepanov, A, & Sergeev, A. First measurement of laser Wakefield oscillations by longitudinal interferometry. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/238564
Siders, C W, Le Blanc, S P, Rau, B, Fisher, D, Tajima, T, Downer, M C, Babine, A, Stepanov, A, and Sergeev, A. 1996. "First measurement of laser Wakefield oscillations by longitudinal interferometry". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/238564. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/469072.
@article{osti_469072,
title = {First measurement of laser Wakefield oscillations by longitudinal interferometry},
author = {Siders, C W and Le Blanc, S P and Rau, B and Fisher, D and Tajima, T and Downer, M C and Babine, A and Stepanov, A and Sergeev, A},
abstractNote = {Because the electrostatic fields present in plasma waves can exceed those achievable in conventional accelerators and approach atomic scale values (E{sub a} {approximately} 500 GV/m), plasma based accelerators have received considerable attention as compact sources of high-energy electron pulses. Although stimulated Raman scattering or terahertz radiation at {ital w{sub p}} provided spatially averaged optical signatures of the plasma wave`s existence, new diagnostic techniques are required to map the the temporal and spatial structure of the plasma wave directly since such information is vital for addressing fundamental issues of wakefield generation and propagation. In this paper, we report femtosecond time resolved measurements of the longitudinal and radial structure of laser wakefield oscillations using an all optical technique known as interferometric ``photon acceleration`` or Longitudinal Interferometry.},
doi = {10.2172/238564},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/469072}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}

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