Title :
Proton Probe Imaging of Fields Within a Laser-Generated Plasma Channel
Author :
Willingale, Louise ; Nilson, Philip M. ; Thomas, Alexander G R ; Cobble, James ; Craxton, R. Stephen ; Maksimchuk, Anatoly ; Norreys, Peter A. ; Sangster, T. Craig ; Scott, Robbie H H ; Stoeckl, Christian ; Zulick, Calvin ; Krushelnick, Karl
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The proton probing technique is used to image quasi-static electromagnetic fields present in the wake of a high-intensity short-pulse laser propagating through an underdense plasma. Bubblelike field structures form along the channel filaments and expand in time.
Keywords :
plasma diagnostics; plasma light propagation; wakes; bubblelike field structures; channel filaments; high-intensity short-pulse laser propagating; laser-generated plasma channel; proton probe imaging; quasistatic electromagnetic fields; underdense plasma; wake; Laser beams; Laser theory; Particle beams; Plasmas; Protons; Surface emitting lasers; Laser propagation; ultra-intense laser interactions; underdense plasma;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2164943
