Stimulated Raman Side Scattering in Laser Wakefield Acceleration

Journal Article · Fri Jul 16 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.105.034801· OSTI ID:21410917

Matsuoka, T; McGuffey, C; Cummings, P G; Horovitz, Y; Dollar, F; Chvykov, V; Kalintchenko, G; Rousseau, P; Yanovsky, V; Bulanov, S S; Thomas, A G. R.; Maksimchuk, A; Krushelnick, K ^[1]

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1. Center for Ultrafast Optical Science and FOCUS Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)

Stimulated Raman side scattering of an ultrashort high power laser pulse is studied in experiments on laser wakefield acceleration. Experiments and simulations reveal that stimulated Raman side scattering occurs at the beginning of the interaction, that it contributes to the evolution of the pulse prior to wakefield formation, and also that it affects the quality of electron beams generated. The relativistic shift of the plasma frequency is measured.

• OSTI ID: 21410917
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 105; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
BEAMS
ELECTRON BEAMS
ENERGY RANGE
INTERACTIONS
LANGMUIR FREQUENCY
LASERS
LEPTON BEAMS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PULSES
RAMAN EFFECT
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SCATTERING
SIMULATION
WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS