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Sensitivity of propagation and energy deposition in femtosecond filamentation to the nonlinear refractive index
E. W. Rosenthal, J. P. Palastro, N. Jhajj +3
The axial dependence of femtosecond filamentation in air is measured under conditions of varying laser pulsewidth, energy, and focusing f-number. Filaments are characterized by the…
Plasma wakefield acceleration studies using the quasi-static code WAKE
Neeraj Jain, John Palastro, T. M. Antonsen +2
The quasi-static code WAKE [P. Mora and T. Antonsen, Phys. Plasmas {\bf 4}, 217(1997)] is upgraded to model the propagation of an ultra-relativistic charged particle beam through a…
Enhanced backscatter of optical beams reflected in turbulent air
W. Nelson, J. P. Palastro, C. Wu +1
Optical beams propagating through air acquire phase distortions from turbulent fluctuations in the refractive index. While these distortions are usually deleterious to propagation,…
Positron acceleration by plasma wake fields driven by a hollow electron beam
Neeraj Jain, T. M. Antonsen, J. P. Palastro
A scheme of wake field generation for positron acceleration using hollow or donut shaped electron driver beams is studied. An annular shaped, electron free region forms around a ho…
A nonlinear plasma retroreflector for single pulse Compton backscattering
J. P. Palastro, D. Kaganovich, D. Gordon +4
Compton scattered x-rays can be generated using a configuration consisting of a single, ultra-intense laser pulse, and a shaped gas target. The gas target incorporates a hydrodynam…