32 citations
3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2015★ 24 cited
Backward-propagating MeV electrons from W/cm laser interactions with water
John T. Morrison, Enam A. Chowdhury, Kyle D. Frische +6
We present an experimental study of the generation of MeV electrons opposite to the direction of laser propagation following the relativistic interaction at normal incidence…
physics.ins-det2014★ 32 cited
A Novel Femtosecond-Gated, High-Resolution, Frequency-Shifted Shearing Interferometry Technique for Probing Pre-Plasma Expansion in Ultra-Intense Laser Experiments
S. Feister, J. A. Nees, J. T. Morrison +4
Ultra-intense laser-matter interaction experiments (>10 W/cm) with dense targets are highly sensitive to the effect of laser "noise" (in the form of pre-pulses) preced…
physics.plasm-ph2014★ 31 cited
Backward-Propagating MeV Electrons in Ultra-Intense Laser Interactions: Standing Wave Acceleration and Coupling to the Reflected Laser Pulse
Chris Orban, John T. Morrison, Enam D. Chowdhury +4
Laser-accelerated electron beams have been created at a kHz repetition rate from the {\it reflection} of intense ( W/cm), 40 fs laser pulses focused on a con…