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most citedEnhancement of electron energy to multi-GeV regime by a dual-stage laser-wakefield accelerator pumped by petawatt laser pulses

372 citations · 572 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.plasm-ph2020★ 5 cited

Optical Shaping of Plasma Cavity for Controlled Laser Wakefield Acceleration

Bobbili Sanyasi Rao, Myung Hoon Cho, Hyung Taek Kim +7

Laser wakefield accelerators rely on relativistically moving micron-sized plasma cavities that provide extremely high electric field >100GV/m. Here, we demonstrate transverse shapi…

physics.plasm-ph2019

Accurate single-shot measurement technique for the spectral distribution of GeV electron beams from a laser wakefield accelerator

Calin Ioan Hojbota, Hyung Taek Kim, Jung Hun Shin +3

We present a technique, based on a dipole magnet spectrometer containing multiple scintillation screens, to accurately characterize the spectral distribution of a GeV electron beam…

physics.plasm-ph2019★ 23 cited

Proof-of-principle experiment for nanoparticle-assisted laser wakefield acceleration

Constantin Aniculaesei, Vishwa Bandhu Pathak, Kyung Hwan Oh +9

In the present work, we demonstrate for the first time a proof-of-principle experiment for nanoparticle-assisted laser wakefield acceleration. The nanoparticles, generated through…

physics.plasm-ph2018★ 23 cited

Electron energy increase in a laser wakefield accelerator using longitudinally shaped plasma density profiles

Constantin Aniculaesei, Vishwa Bandhu Pathak, Hyung Taek Kim +13

The phase velocity of the wakefield of a laser wakefield accelerator can, theoretically, be manipulated by shaping the longitudinal plasma density profile, thus controlling the par…

physics.plasm-ph2018★ 22 cited

Bright muon source driven by GeV electron beams from a compact laser wakefield accelerator

Bobbili Sanyasi Rao, Jong Ho Jeon, Hyung Taek Kim +1

We report here a systematic quantitative study on generation and characteristics of an active muon source driven by the interaction of an electron beam within the energy range of 1…

physics.ins-det2017★ 13 cited

Novel gas target for Laser Wakefield Accelerators

Constantin Aniculaesei, Hyung Taek Kim, Byeong Ju Yoo +2

A novel gas target for interactions between high power lasers and gaseous medium, especially for laser wakefield accelerators, has been designed, manufactured and characterized. Th…

physics.plasm-ph2014★ 2 cited

New frontier of laser particle acceleration: driving protons to 93 MeV by radiation pressure

I Jong Kim, Ki Hong Pae, Chul Min Kim +10

The radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) of charged particles has been considered a challenging task in laser particle acceleration. Laser-driven proton/ion acceleration has attra…

physics.plasm-ph2013★ 372 cited

Enhancement of electron energy to multi-GeV regime by a dual-stage laser-wakefield accelerator pumped by petawatt laser pulses

Hyung Taek Kim, Ki Hong Pae, Hyuk Jin Cha +6

Laser wakefield acceleration offers the promise of a compact electron accelerator for generating a multi-GeV electron beam using the huge field gradient induced by an intense laser…

physics.plasm-ph2013★ 112 cited

Towards radiation pressure acceleration of protons using linearly polarized ultrashort petawatt laser pulses

I Jong Kim, Ki Hong Pae, Chul Min Kim +10

Particle acceleration using ultraintense, ultrashort laser pulses is one of the most attractive topics in relativistic laser-plasma research. We report proton/ion acceleration in t…