Photonic Crystal Laser-Driven Accelerator Structures

Technical Report · Fri Aug 06 00:00:00 EDT 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/829738· OSTI ID:829738

Cowan, B

The authors discuss simulated photonic crystal structure designs for laser-driven particle acceleration. They focus on three-dimensional planar structures based on the so-called ''woodpile'' lattice, demonstrating guiding of a speed-of-light accelerating mode by a defect in the photonic crystal lattice. They introduce a candidate geometry and discuss the properties of the accelerating mode. They also discuss the linear beam dynamics in the structure present a novelmethod for focusing the beam. In addition they describe ongoing investigations of photonic crystal fiber-based structures.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 829738
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-10590; TRN: US0405840
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 6 Aug 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
BEAM DYNAMICS
CRYSTAL LATTICES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEFECTS
FOCUSING
GEOMETRY