DocumentCode
3150811
Title
Laser driven electron acceleration to GeV energies in plasma channels
Author
Sprangle, P. ; Hafizi, B. ; Ting, A. ; Moore, C.I. ; Hubbard, R.F. ; Zigler, A.
Author_Institution
Div. of Plasma Phys., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
5
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
3687
Abstract
This paper presents a brief discussion of ultra-short laser pulse propagation and laser wakefield acceleration in plasma channels. An envelope equation for the perturbed laser beam radius is given, including finite-pulse length and nonlinear effects. The angular distribution of electrons generated by the process of laser ionization and ponderomotive acceleration (LIPA) is also discussed. An example of laser wakefield acceleration to electron energies greater than 1.2 GeV in a preformed plasma channel is described
Keywords
electron accelerators; photoionisation; plasma light propagation; wakefield accelerators; 1.2 GeV; electron angular distribution; envelope equation; laser beam radius; laser ionization; laser wakefield acceleration; plasma channels; ponderomotive acceleration; ultra-short laser pulse propagation; Acceleration; Electrons; Ionization; Laser beams; Nonlinear equations; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location
New York, NY
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5573-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.1999.792412
Filename
792412
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