6 papers
Multi-kilohertz laser plasma acceleration driven by an industrial-grade Yb:YAG laser
Bonaventura Farace, Nikita Khodakovskiy, Rob Shalloo +10
Laser plasma accelerators (LPAs) are a promising platform for compact radiation sources. For a wide range of applications, including radiotherapy, ultrafast electron diffraction an…
Revealing Laser and Electron Beam Evolution in 10-GeV-class Laser-Plasma Accelerators
H. Tang, A. Picksley, C. Benedetti +12
Guiding relativistically intense laser pulses in low-density plasmas enables extended acceleration lengths in laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs), allowing for the production of multi…
Slice Emittance Preservation and Focus Control in a Passive Plasma Lens
J. Björklund Svensson, J. BeinortaitÄ, L. Boulton +15
Strong, symmetrically focusing plasma lenses are promising for accommodating the small beams associated with plasma-based accelerators and collider final foci. However, while focus…
Programmable Focal Elongation and Shaping of High-Intensity Laser Pulses using Adaptive Optics
P. Blum, A. Puchert, E. Archer +7
Controlling the intensity distribution of laser pulses in the focal region is essential for optimizing optically generated plasma waveguides and enabling advanced plasma accelerati…
Plasma lens for focusing attosecond pulses
E. Svirplys, H. Jones, G. Loisch +8
Attosecond pulses provide unique opportunities for studies of time-resolved electron dynamics. However, focusing these pulses, typically ranging from the vacuum ultraviolet to the…
Characterization of discharge capillaries via benchmarked hydrodynamic plasma simulations
S. M. Mewes, G. J. Boyle, R. D'Arcy +10
Plasma accelerators utilize strong electric fields in plasma waves to accelerate charged particles, making them a compact alternative to radiofrequency technologies. Discharge capi…