Investigation of Staged Laser-Plasma Acceleration

This thesis establishes an exciting new beginning for Laser Plasma Accelerators (LPAs) to further develop toward the next generation of compact high energy accelerators.
Design, installation and commissioning of a new experimental setup at LBNL played an important role and are detailed through three critical components: e-beam production, reflection of laser pulses with a plasma mirror and large wake excitation below electron injection threshold.
Pulses from a 40 TW peak power laser system were split into a 25 TW pulse and a 15 TW pulse. The first pulse was used for e-beam production in the first module and the second pulse was used for wake excitation in the second module to post-accelerate the e-beam. As a result, reliable e-beam production and efficient wake excitation necessary for the staged acceleration were independently demonstrated.
These experiments have laid the foundation for future staging experiments at the 40 TW peak power level.

List of contents

General Introduction.- Laser-Plasma Accelerators.- Staged Laser-Plasma Accelerator: Introduction.- Injection Module.- Plasma Mirror.- Acceleration Module.- Summary and Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Satomi Shiraishi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319359281
• ISBN: 978-3-31-935928-1
• No. of pages: 121
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 236 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 228 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 121 p. 71 illus., 66 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Laser, B, Lasers, Physics and Astronomy, Optical physics, Photonics, Applied optics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Accelerator Physics, Particle acceleration, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Atomic & molecular physics, Condensed materials, Phase transformations (Statistical physics), Quantum Gases and Condensates