• DocumentCode
    1769647
  • Title

    Increasing laser contrast by relativistic self-guiding and its application to laser-based proton acceleration

  • Author

    Yu-Hsin Chen ; Alessi, David ; Drachenberg, Derrek ; Pollock, Bradley ; Albert, Felicie ; Ralph, Joseph ; Haefner, Constantin

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Lawrence, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Laser-produced energetic protons via target normal sheath acceleration are deteriorated by amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). Here we test a new method of reducing ASE and increasing proton energy by relativistic self-guiding in the plasma.
  • Keywords
    laser beam applications; plasma production by laser; proton accelerators; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; laser contrast; laser-based proton acceleration; laser-produced energetic protons; plasma; relativistic self-guiding; target normal sheath acceleration; Acceleration; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Particle beams; Plasmas; Protons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988464
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1769647