Method of accelerating photons by a relativistic plasma wave
Abstract
Photons of a laser pulse have their group velocity accelerated in a plasma as they are placed on a downward density gradient of a plasma wave of which the phase velocity nearly matches the group velocity of the photons. This acceleration results in a frequency upshift. If the unperturbed plasma has a slight density gradient in the direction of propagation, the photon frequencies can be continuously upshifted to significantly greater values.
- Inventors:
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- Pacific Palisades, CA
- Santa Monica, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867437
- Patent Number(s):
- 4937532
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-87ER13752
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; accelerating; photons; relativistic; plasma; wave; laser; pulse; velocity; accelerated; placed; downward; density; gradient; phase; nearly; matches; acceleration; results; frequency; upshift; unperturbed; slight; direction; propagation; photon; frequencies; continuously; upshifted; significantly; values; plasma wave; laser pulse; density gradient; phase velocity; nearly match; /359/315/
Citation Formats
Dawson, John M, and Wilks, Scott C. Method of accelerating photons by a relativistic plasma wave. United States: N. p., 1990.
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Dawson, John M, & Wilks, Scott C. Method of accelerating photons by a relativistic plasma wave. United States.
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"Method of accelerating photons by a relativistic plasma wave". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867437.
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author = {Dawson, John M and Wilks, Scott C},
abstractNote = {Photons of a laser pulse have their group velocity accelerated in a plasma as they are placed on a downward density gradient of a plasma wave of which the phase velocity nearly matches the group velocity of the photons. This acceleration results in a frequency upshift. If the unperturbed plasma has a slight density gradient in the direction of propagation, the photon frequencies can be continuously upshifted to significantly greater values.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1990},
month = {1}
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