• DocumentCode
    1324610
  • Title

    Proton Probe Imaging of Fields Within a Laser-Generated Plasma Channel

  • Author

    Willingale, Louise ; Nilson, Philip M. ; Thomas, Alexander G R ; Cobble, James ; Craxton, R. Stephen ; Maksimchuk, Anatoly ; Norreys, Peter A. ; Sangster, T. Craig ; Scott, Robbie H H ; Stoeckl, Christian ; Zulick, Calvin ; Krushelnick, Karl

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    2616
  • Lastpage
    2617
  • Abstract
    The proton probing technique is used to image quasi-static electromagnetic fields present in the wake of a high-intensity short-pulse laser propagating through an underdense plasma. Bubblelike field structures form along the channel filaments and expand in time.
  • Keywords
    plasma diagnostics; plasma light propagation; wakes; bubblelike field structures; channel filaments; high-intensity short-pulse laser propagating; laser-generated plasma channel; proton probe imaging; quasistatic electromagnetic fields; underdense plasma; wake; Laser beams; Laser theory; Particle beams; Plasmas; Protons; Surface emitting lasers; Laser propagation; ultra-intense laser interactions; underdense plasma;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2164943
  • Filename
    6022807
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1324610