Energy enhancement in a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator

Conference · Wed Oct 05 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:6635034

Esarey, E; Krall, J; Ting, A; Sprangle, P ^[1]

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1. Beam Physics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5346 (United States)

A new configuration of the laser wakefield accelerator is proposed in which enhanced acceleration is achieved via resonant self-modulation of the laser pulse. This requires laser power in excess of the critical power for relativistic guiding and a plasma wavelength short compared to the laser pulse-length. Relativistic and density wake effects strongly modulate the laser pulse at the plasma wavelength, resonantly exciting the plasma wave and leading to enhanced acceleration. [copyright] 1994 [ital American] [ital Institute] [ital of] [ital Physics]

• OSTI ID: 6635034
• Report Number(s): CONF-931048--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Journal Volume: 318:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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