3 papers
physics.optics2020
Nonlinear spatiotemporal control of laser intensity
Tanner T. Simpson, Dillon Ramsey, Philip Franke +4
Spatiotemporal control over the intensity of a laser pulse has the potential to enable or revolutionize a wide range of laser-based applications that currently suffer from the poor…
physics.plasm-ph2020
Laser-plasma acceleration beyond wave breaking
J. P. Palastro, B. Malaca, J. Vieira +5
Laser wakefield accelerators rely on the extremely high electric fields of nonlinear plasma waves to trap and accelerate electrons to relativistic energies over short distances. Wh…
physics.acc-ph2020
Vacuum acceleration of electrons in a dynamic laser pulse
Dillon Ramsey, Philip Franke, Tanner Simpson +2
A planar laser pulse propagating in vacuum can exhibit an extremely large ponderomotive force. This force, however, cannot impart net energy to an electron: As the pulse overtakes…