Title :
First Demonstration of a Staged Optical Injection and Laser Wakefield Acceleration
Author :
Kaganovich, D. ; Ting, A. ; Gordon, D. ; Hubbard, T.J.R. ; Sprangle, P.
Author_Institution :
LET Corp., Washington, DC
Abstract :
A proof-of-principal experiment on staged optical injection and laser acceleration was performed. Electrons created in one gas jet were injected and accelerated to 20 MeV in the plasma wakefield of the second gas jet
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; plasma accelerators; plasma jets; plasma light propagation; wakefield accelerators; 20 MeV; femtosecond phenomena; gas jet; laser wakefield acceleration; plasma wakefield; staged optical injection; Acceleration; Electron traps; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549181
