Published October 3, 1988
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Journal article
Relativistic focusing and beat wave phase velocity control in the plasma beat wave accelerator
Creators
- 1. Plasma Theory Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000
Description
Relativistic focusing allows two collinear short pulse radiation beams, provided they are of sufficiently high power, to propagate through a plasma without diffracting. By further accounting for finite radial beam geometry, it is possible for the phase velocity of the radiation beat (ponderomotive) wave to equal to the speed of light. This removes one of the limiting factors, phase detuning between the accelerated electrons and the beat wave, in determining the maximum energy gain in the plasma beat wave accelerator
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 53
- Journal Issue
- 14
- Series
- Appl. Phys. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 1266-1268
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20003520
- Subject category
- S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAM TRANSPORT; BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS; BEAT WAVE ACCELERATORS; ELECTRON BEAMS; FOCUSING; GAIN; PLASMA ACCELERATION; PULSES; RELATIVISTIC RANGE
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATION; ACCELERATORS; AMPLIFICATION; BEAMS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY RANGE; LEPTON BEAMS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE BEAMS