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Abstract
Optimizing the laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) requires control of the intense driving laser pulse and its stable propagation. This is usually challenging because of mode mismatching arising from relativistic self-focusing, which invariably alters the velocity and shape of the laser pulse. Here we show how an intense pre-pulse can prepare the momentum/density phase-space distribution of plasma electrons encountered by a trailing laser pulse to control its propagation. This can also be used to minimize the evolution of the wakefield thus enhancing the stability of the LWFA, which is important for applications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 20368 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Nov 2022 |
Keywords
- laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA)
- stability
- propagation
- pre-pulse
- intense laser pulses
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Jaroszynski, D., Boyd, M., Brunetti, E., Ersfeld, B., Hidding, B., McKenna, P., Noble, A., Sheng, Z., Vieux, G., Welsh, G. H. & Wiggins, M.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/16 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Data for: "Propagation of intense laser pulses in plasma with a prepared phase-space distribution"
Yoffe, S. (Creator), Jain, A. (Creator), Ersfeld, B. (Contributor), Gupta, D. N. (Contributor) & Jaroszynski, D. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 25 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.15129/8301b69c-8a57-40e1-a29d-3f8d5832f316, https://github.com/fbpic/fbpic
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- 2 Citations
- 1 Conference Contribution
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Controlling the group velocity of an intense laser pulse using a pre-pulse
Yoffe, S. R., Ersfeld, B., Gupta, D. N., Jain, A., Tooley, M. P., Holt, G. K. & Jaroszynski, D. A., 18 Apr 2021, In: Proceedings of SPIE. 11778, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference Contribution › peer-review
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