Title :
Recent work on short pulse laser-plasma accelerators
Author :
Katsouleas, T. ; Mori, W.B. ; Decker, C. ; Chiou, T.C. ; Wurtele, J.S. ; Shvets, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Theory and simulation of short-pulse laser plasma accelerators is presented. The plasma beat wave and laser wakefield accelerators are examined for the parameters of recently developed high-brightness lasers. For typical parameters, energy gains of 0.3 to 1 GeV over a few centimeters length appear feasible with a short pulse beat wave design. Issues important for extending these designs to multi-GeV acceleration of beams with high beam quality are examined, including optical guiding of the lasers, non-linear laser and wake velocity shifts, and long-term stability of the laser pulses
Keywords :
collective accelerators; electron accelerators; laser beam applications; laser beam effects; plasma-beam interactions; high-brightness lasers; laser wakefield accelerators; long-term stability; optical guiding; plasma beat wave; short pulse laser-plasma accelerators; Acceleration; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical design; Optical pulses; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1203-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1993.309411
