Laser focus accelerator by relativistic self-focusing and high electric fields in double layers of nonlinear force produced cavitons

Journal Article · Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.35275· OSTI ID:5052070

Clark, P J; Eliezer, S; Farley, F J.M.; Goldsworthy, M P; Green, F; Hora, H; Kelly, J C; Lalousis, P; Luther-Davies, B; Stening, R J

The laser focus accelerator with relativistic self-focusing for achieving Z-separated heavy ions of energies beyond 10 GeV was studied experimentally, in detailed numerical work and estimations on intense muon sources, heavy nuclear collisions and generation of new isotopes are on the way. The recently detected inverted double layers in the nonlinear (ponderomotive) force produced cavitons with 10/sup 9/ V/cm nearly static field can be used for electron acceleration. An upgraded present days Antares system with 20 phase-optimized steps should arrive at TeV electrons. The spontaneous high magnetic fields should produce highly directed non-Z-separated ion bunches where the E x B mechanism of Forslund and Brackbill with thermally created electric fields can be improved drastically by nonlinear force generated fields. Further studies were on acceleration by relativistic Doppler shift and by the transverse free electron laser.

• Research Organization: Department of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Kensington 2033, Australia
• OSTI ID: 5052070
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 130:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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