Title :
Laser plasma acceleration using the PW-class BELLA laser
Author :
Leemans, W.P. ; Gonsalves, A.J. ; Nakamura, Kentaro ; Mao, H.-S. ; Toth, C. ; Daniels, J. ; Mittelberger, D. ; Benedetti, C. ; Bulanov, S. ; Geddes, C.G.R. ; Vay, Jean-Luc ; Schroeder, C.B. ; Esarey, E.H.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Multi-GeV electron acceleration of electrons using intense laser pulses that excite multi-gigavolt fields in plasmas will be discussed. Experimental results with the new BELLA PW-class lasers and supporting simulations will be presented as well as a path forward to apply this acceleration method towards practical machines.
Keywords :
electron accelerators; plasma accelerators; plasma production by laser; PW-class BELLA laser; acceleration method; intense laser pulses; laser plasma acceleration; multiGeV electron acceleration; multigigavolt fields; Electron beams; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Laser theory; Plasma accelerators; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
