Laser wakefield acceleration and relativstic optical guiding

Conference · Thu Nov 10 04:00:00 EST 1988 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6711712

Sprangle, P; Joyce, G; Esarey, E; Ting, A

An electron acceleration method is investigated which employs a short (tau/sub L/approx.2..pi omega../sub p//sup -1/approx. picosec), high power (Pgreater than or equal to10/sup 5/ W), single frequency laser pulse to generate large amplitude (Egreater than or equal to1 GeV/m) plasma waves (wakefields). At sufficiently high laser power (Pgreater than or equal to17(..omega../..omega../sub p/)/sup 2/ GW), relativistic optical guiding may used be to prevent the pulse from diffracting within the plasma.

• Research Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375--5000
• OSTI ID: 6711712
• Report Number(s): CONF-8803133-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 175:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
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Field Calculations
& Ion Optics
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
AMPLITUDES
COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
FOCUSING
LASER RADIATION
LEPTONS
MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION
OPTICS
PLASMA WAVES
POWER
PULSES
RADIATIONS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SCATTERING
WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS