Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration
In multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration (MP-LWFA) a plasma wave is driven by a train of low-energy laser pulses separated by the plasma period, an approach which offers a route to driving plasma accelerators with high efficiency and at high pulse repetition rates using emerging technologies such...
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| author | Hooker, S Corner, L Arran, C Cowley, J Cheung, G Thornton, C Walczak, R |
| author_facet | Hooker, S Corner, L Arran, C Cowley, J Cheung, G Thornton, C Walczak, R |
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| description | In multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration (MP-LWFA) a plasma wave is driven by a train of low-energy laser pulses separated by the plasma period, an approach which offers a route to driving plasma accelerators with high efficiency and at high pulse repetition rates using emerging technologies such as fibre and thin-disk lasers. Whilst these laser technologies are in development, proof-of-principle tests of MP-LWFA require a pulse train to be generated from a single, high-energy ultrafast pulse. Here we demonstrate the generation of trains of up to 7 pulses with pulse separations in the range 150–170 fs from single 40 fs pulses produced by a Ti:sapphire laser. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:36731ee0-b534-46ef-bae7-ff82368adab92022-03-26T13:38:02ZGeneration of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield accelerationJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:36731ee0-b534-46ef-bae7-ff82368adab9Symplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2016Hooker, SCorner, LArran, CCowley, JCheung, GThornton, CWalczak, RIn multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration (MP-LWFA) a plasma wave is driven by a train of low-energy laser pulses separated by the plasma period, an approach which offers a route to driving plasma accelerators with high efficiency and at high pulse repetition rates using emerging technologies such as fibre and thin-disk lasers. Whilst these laser technologies are in development, proof-of-principle tests of MP-LWFA require a pulse train to be generated from a single, high-energy ultrafast pulse. Here we demonstrate the generation of trains of up to 7 pulses with pulse separations in the range 150–170 fs from single 40 fs pulses produced by a Ti:sapphire laser. |
| spellingShingle | Hooker, S Corner, L Arran, C Cowley, J Cheung, G Thornton, C Walczak, R Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
| title | Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
| title_full | Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
| title_fullStr | Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
| title_short | Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
| title_sort | generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi pulse laser wakefield acceleration |
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