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Title: Laser steering of particle beams: Refraction and reflection ofparticle beams

Abstract

The co-propagation of an intense particle beam with an ionizing laser beam in a working gas/plasma is considered. When the axes of the laser and particle beam are not aligned, then asymmetric plasma lensing results in a net dipole field acting on the particle beam. The particle beam can be steered or bent (as well as focused) by steering the laser. An analogy is made between the bending of the particle beam by collective effects at a plasma boundary and the refraction or reflection of light at an interface. This mechanism of particle steering may be of interest in applications for which permanent magnets are inconvenient of a fast turn on is required. 3-D particle-in-cell simulations and relevance to a recent experiment are discussed.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Director, Office of Science. Office of High Energy andNuclear Physics. Division of High Energy Physics
OSTI Identifier:
862106
Report Number(s):
LBNL-45995; CBP Note-344, LOL Note-058
R&D Project: 455401; TRN: US0600383
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 455; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 11/2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; BENDING; DIPOLES; LASERS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PLASMA; REFLECTION; REFRACTION; laser particle beams

Citation Formats

Esarey, Eric, Katsouleas, T, Mori, W B, Dodd, E, Lee, S, Hemker, R, Clayton, C, and Joshi, C. Laser steering of particle beams: Refraction and reflection ofparticle beams. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Esarey, Eric, Katsouleas, T, Mori, W B, Dodd, E, Lee, S, Hemker, R, Clayton, C, & Joshi, C. Laser steering of particle beams: Refraction and reflection ofparticle beams. United States.
Esarey, Eric, Katsouleas, T, Mori, W B, Dodd, E, Lee, S, Hemker, R, Clayton, C, and Joshi, C. 1999. "Laser steering of particle beams: Refraction and reflection ofparticle beams". United States.
@article{osti_862106,
title = {Laser steering of particle beams: Refraction and reflection ofparticle beams},
author = {Esarey, Eric and Katsouleas, T and Mori, W B and Dodd, E and Lee, S and Hemker, R and Clayton, C and Joshi, C},
abstractNote = {The co-propagation of an intense particle beam with an ionizing laser beam in a working gas/plasma is considered. When the axes of the laser and particle beam are not aligned, then asymmetric plasma lensing results in a net dipole field acting on the particle beam. The particle beam can be steered or bent (as well as focused) by steering the laser. An analogy is made between the bending of the particle beam by collective effects at a plasma boundary and the refraction or reflection of light at an interface. This mechanism of particle steering may be of interest in applications for which permanent magnets are inconvenient of a fast turn on is required. 3-D particle-in-cell simulations and relevance to a recent experiment are discussed.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/862106}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A},
number = 1,
volume = 455,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}