Title :
Electron injection into a capillary laser wakefield accelerator
Author :
Wiggins, S.M. ; Islam, Md Rafiqul ; Vieux, G. ; Welsh, G.H. ; Abuazoum, S. ; Brunetti, E. ; Cipiccia, S. ; Ersfeld, B. ; Grant, D.W. ; Ciocarlan, C. ; Jaroszynski, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The role played by self-focusing of a high-intensity femtosecond laser in the entrance plume of a gas-filled capillary discharge waveguide is investigated for laser-plasma wakefield acceleration of electrons.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); plasma accelerators; plasma filled waveguides; plasma light propagation; wakefield accelerators; capillary laser wakefield accelerator; electron injection; gas-filled capillary discharge waveguide; high-intensity femtosecond laser self-focusing; laser-plasma wakefield acceleration; Acceleration; Gas lasers; Optical waveguides; Plasma density; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
