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

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

1-5 May 1995

Firstpage

621

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2934-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1995.504737

Filename

504737