LASER ACCELERATORS
Laser accelerators may be conveniently characterized, by their mode of operation, into media, far-field, and near-field accelerators. The first category--media accelerators--include the Inverse Cherenkov Effect Accelerator, the Plasma Focus Accelerator, and the Beat Wave Accelerator (BWA). The second category--far-field accelerators--include the Two-Wave Device and the Inverse Free Electron Accelerator (IFEL). The third category--near-field accelerators--includes conventional linacs scaled to small dimensions, dielectric sheets, small holes in dielectric cylinders, and gratings. Attention is devoted to an example from each category: namely (1) the BWA, (2) the IFEL, and (3) the linac scaled to small dimensions (about 30 GHz) and powered by a free electron laser (FEL). Finally, special attention is given to grating accelerators.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Accelerator& Fusion Research Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 937103
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-15237; TRN: US200820%%102
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1983 Particle Accelerator Conference, Santa Fe, NM, 03/21-23/1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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