Published 2018 | Version v1
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Cascaded chirped photon acceleration for efficient frequency conversion

Creators

  • 1. Princeton University, NJ (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • 2. Princeton University, NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences

Description

A cascaded sequence of photon acceleration stages using the instantaneous creation of a plasma density gradient by flash ionization allows the generation of coherent and chirped ultraviolet and x-ray pulses with independently tunable frequency and bandwidth. The efficiency of the cascaded process scales with 1/ω in energy, and multiple stages produce significant frequency up-conversion with gas-density plasmas. Lastly, chirping permits subsequent pulse compression to few-cycle durations, and output frequencies are not limited to integer harmonics.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1463322; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1463322; DOE Accepted Manuscript full text, or the publishers Best Available Version will be available free of charge after the embargo period

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
KEYWORDS: PLASMA DENSITY; IONIZATION; LASERS

Identifiers

URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1463322; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1463322;
DOI
10.1063/1.5030022;
arXiv
arXiv:1806.08414;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
1070-664X

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
51031734
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
PHOTONS; PLASMA DENSITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; RADIATIONS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
SC0017907; FA9550-15-1-0391; NA0002948
Funding organization
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1463322