• DocumentCode
    1217456
  • Title

    Laser Self-Trapping for the Plasma Fiber Accelerator

  • Author

    Barnes, D.C. ; Kurki-Suonio, T. ; Tajima, T.

  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    154
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    A short-pulsed intense laser is injected into an underdense plasma to sustain a self-trapped photon channel. With either high-enough intensity or strong-enough focusing the optical beam causes total electron evacuation on the beam axis. Under appropriate conditions this laser and plasma fiber system can provide a slow wave structure of the electromagnetic wave that is suitable for high-energy acceleration.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Electron beams; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical beams; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1987.4316678
  • Filename
    4316678