Final Report - Interaction of radiation and charged particles in miniature plasma structures
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Inst. for Electronics and Applied Physics
The extension of our program to the development of theories and models capable of describing the interactions of intense laser pulses and charged particles in miniature plasma channels is reported. These channels, which have recently been created in the laboratory, have unique dispersion properties that make them interesting for a variety of applications including particle acceleration, high harmonic generation, and THz generation. Our program systematically explored the properties of these channels, including dispersion, losses, and coupling. A particular application that was pursued is the generation of intense pulses of THz radiation by short laser pulses propagating these channels. We also explored the nonlinear dynamics of laser pulses propagating in these channels.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Institute for Electronics and Applied Physics
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-07ER54944
- OSTI ID:
- 1137110
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-UMD-54944
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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