DocumentCode
884959
Title
Experimental Study of the Plasma Beat Wave Accelerator
Author
Clayton, C.E. ; Joshi, C. ; Darrow, C. ; Umstadter, D. ; Chen, F.F.
Author_Institution
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90024
Volume
32
Issue
5
fYear
1985
Firstpage
3551
Lastpage
3553
Abstract
The physics of the beat-excited, relativistic electron plasma wave, a candidate for a laser particle accelerator, is studied in experiments at UCLA. Preliminary experiments have shown waves excited up to 1-3% of the cold wavebreaking amplitude, corresponding to longitudinal electric fields of 0.3-1.0 GeV/m. Issues addressed here include possible experimental limitations on the length, growth time, and amplitude of this plasma wave. Plans for future experiments on the acceleration of test charges will also be presented.
Keywords
Acceleration; Electrons; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Life estimation; Linear particle accelerator; Particle accelerators; Physics; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1985.4334425
Filename
4334425
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