Progress on plasma acceleration in channels

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.48297· OSTI ID:253412

Katsouleas, T; Chiou, T C ^[1]; Mori, W B; Decker, C ^[2]; Wurtele, J S; Shvets, G ^[3]

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1. Department of Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0484 (United States)
2. University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 (United States)
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

Progress on modeling plasma-based accelerator concepts in plasma channels is presented. Such schemes offer the potential for large accelerating gradients over many Rayleigh lengths by optically guiding intense laser pulses. Recent results include a theoretical model for the wake amplitude in a hollow plasma and a detailed comparison to PIC simulations, modeling of non-ideal channels, higher order laser modes, and instabilities such as laser hosing in parabolic channels. Curiously we find that Raman scatter and laser hosing are to a large extent suppressed in a hollow channel. {copyright} 1995 {ital American Institute of Physics}.

• Research Organization: University of Southern California
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-92ER40745
• OSTI ID: 253412
• Report Number(s): CONF-940681--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 335; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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