Title :
Channel guided lasers for plasma accelerators
Author :
Milchberg, H.M. ; Durfee, C.G., III ; Antonsen, T.M. ; Mora, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Technol., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
The recent demonstration of optical guiding of high intensity laser pulses in plasma waveguides [C.G. Durfee III and H.M. Milchberg, Phys. Rev. Lett 71, 2409 (1993)] has opened the way to new advances in the development of compact laser-driven electron particle accelerators. We review plasma waveguide properties relevant to intense pulse guiding and electron acceleration and show that the shock driven channels described here are well suited for stabilization of a large class of laser-plasma instabilities deleterious to high intensity guiding over long distances
Keywords :
collective accelerators; electron accelerators; optical waveguide theory; plasma filled waveguides; plasma instability; plasma light propagation; plasma shock waves; channel guided lasers; electron acceleration; high intensity laser pulses; intense pulse guiding; laser-driven electron particle accelerators; laser-plasma instabilities; optical guiding; plasma accelerators; plasma waveguides; shock driven channels; Acceleration; Electric shock; Electron optics; Linear particle accelerator; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Plasma accelerators; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2934-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1995.504737
