• DocumentCode
    884967
  • Title

    A Side-Injected-Laser Plasma Accelerator

  • Author

    Katsouleas, T. ; Dawson, J.M. ; Sultana, D. ; Yan, Y.T.

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Department of Physics 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    3554
  • Lastpage
    3556
  • Abstract
    A new method for driving relativistic plasma waves capable of ultra-high acceleration gradients (order 1GeV/cm) is presented. By injecting a single laser frequency from the side, rather than colinearly with the accelerated particles, both pump depletion and particle dephasing may be avoidable. The coupling of the side injected laser to the relativistic plasma wave via a pre-formed density ripple in the plasma is modelled analytically and with computer simulation.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1985.4334426
  • Filename
    4334426
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=884967