• DocumentCode
    1916005
  • Title

    Chirped-pulse single-shot diagnostic of a plasma channel

  • Author

    Gaul, E.W. ; Le Blanc, S.P. ; Downer, M.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    8-8 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    41
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given.Plasma channels can be used to guide high-intensity laser pulses over distances much longer than the diffraction limit, which is crucial for future laser wakefield accelerators. The structure and evolution of such a plasma channel is critical for successful guiding. In this paper, we demonstrate a single-shot diagnostic of the temporal evolution of a plasma channel over 1 ns with 10-ps resolution.
  • Keywords
    light interferometry; measurement by laser beam; optical pulse generation; plasma diagnostics; plasma shock waves; wakefield accelerators; 1 ns; chirped-pulse single-shot diagnostic; high-intensity laser pulses; interferogram imaging; laser wakefield accelerators; plasma channel; shock front evolution; temporal evolution; Chirp; Electrons; Energy measurement; Heating; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-541-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC.1998.680097
  • Filename
    680097