Transformer ratio and pulse shaping in laser wakefield accelerator

Pisin Chen; Anatoly Spitkovsky; Thomas Katsouleas; Warren B. Mori

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00182-X

Transformer ratio and pulse shaping in laser wakefield accelerator

Pisin Chen, Anatoly Spitkovsky, Thomas Katsouleas, Warren B. Mori

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We show that, in complete analogy to the electron-beam driven Plasma Wakefield Accelerator (PWFA), an optimal transformer ratio can be attained in the laser driven Laser Wakefield Accelerator (LWFA), by properly shaping the longitudinal profile of the driving laser pulse. The concept of transformer ratio in LWFA is introduced and the optimal laser pulse shape is derived in the linear regime of laser-plasma interaction. We show that in the linear regime of plasma perturbation the requirement for the laser pulse shape and the resultant optimal transformer ratio are identical for LWFA and PWFA concepts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	488-492
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	410
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00182-X
State	Published - Jun 21 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Transformer ratio and pulse shaping in laser wakefield accelerator. / Chen, Pisin; Spitkovsky, Anatoly; Katsouleas, Thomas et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 410, No. 3, 21.06.1998, p. 488-492.

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