Title :
Laser wakefield excitation and measurement by femtosecond longitudinal interferometry
Author :
Siders ; Le Blanc, S.P. ; Fisher, Daniel ; Tajima, Tsutomu ; Downer, M.C. ; Babine, A. ; Stepanov, Andrew ; Sergeev, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The ability to measure plasma wave microstructure directly is important for addressing fundamental issues of wakefield generation and propagation. We report femtosecond time-resolved measurements of the longitudinal and radial structure of laser wakefield oscillations using an all optical technique known as photon acceleration.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; photons; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; plasma waves; wakefield accelerators; all optical technique; femtosecond longitudinal interferometry; femtosecond time-resolved measurements; laser wakefield excitation; laser wakefield measurement; laser wakefield oscillation longitudinal structure; laser wakefield oscillation radial structure; photon acceleration; plasma wave microstructure; Electromagnetic scattering; Electron beams; Interferometry; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Particle scattering; Ultrafast optics; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
