Investigation of the role of plasma channels as waveguides for laser-wakefield accelerators

The role of plasma channels as waveguides for laser-wakefield accelerators is discussed in terms of the results of experiments performed with the Astra-Gemini laser, numerical simulations using the code WAKE, and the theory of self-focusing and self-guiding of intense laser beams. It is found that a...

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Main Authors: Ibbotson, T, Bourgeois, N, Rowlands-Rees, T, Caballero, L, Bajlekov, S, Walker, P, Kneip, S, Mangles, S, Nagel, SR, Palmer, C, Delerue, N, Doucas, G, Urner, D, Chekhlov, O, Clarke, R, Divall, E, Ertel, K, Foster, P, Hawkes, S, Hooker, S, Parry, B, Rajeev, P, Streeter, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2010