The effect of laser focusing conditions in laser wakefield acceleration experiments

The effect of focusing conditions in laser wakefield acceleration is studied. Short focal length geometries produce large dark currents while longer focal lengths produce narrow energy spread beams. © 2006 Optical Societ of America.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Thomas, A, Mangles, S, Najmudin, Z, Murphy, C, Dangor, A, Rozmus, W, Krushelnick, K, Foster, P, Norreys, P, Gallacher, J, Jaroszynski, D, Mori, W
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The effect of focusing conditions in laser wakefield acceleration is studied. Short focal length geometries produce large dark currents while longer focal lengths produce narrow energy spread beams. © 2006 Optical Societ of America.