Single-shot, real-time measurement of laser wakefields using frequency domain holography (FDH)

Author

Matlis, N.H. ; Reed, S. ; Bulanov, S.S. ; Chvykov, V. ; Kalintchenko, G. ; Matsuoka, T. ; Rousseau, P. ; Yanovsky, V. ; Maksimchuk, A. ; Downer, M.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We report the first single-shot measurements of transverse and longitudinal structure of laser-generated wakefields. Real-time, non-averaged measurements of resonant wakes reveal detailed temporal and spatial features that depend on pulse energy and electron density.

Keywords

electron density; frequency-domain analysis; holography; plasma accelerators; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; wakefield accelerators; electron density; frequency domain holography; laser generated wakefield longitudinal structure; laser generated wakefield transverse structure; laser wakefield real-time measurement; laser-generated plasma wakefields; pulse energy; resonant wakes; single-shot measurements; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Plasma accelerators; Plasma measurements; Probes; (090.2880) Holographic interferometry; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628825

Filename

4628825