• DocumentCode
    3003198
  • Title

    Ultrafast Imaging of Wakefields

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Texas, Austin
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report holographic "snapshots" of laser-generated wakefields that capture transverse and longitudinal structure of multiple wake periods, detect structure variations as laser-plasma parameters change, and resolve wavefront curvature, features never previously observed.
  • Keywords
    holography; measurement by laser beam; wakes; holographic snapshots; laser-generated wakefields; laser-plasma parameters; ultrafast imaging; wavefront curvature; Focusing; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Probes; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452493
  • Filename
    4452493