Overview
- Nominated by the University of Chicago, USA, as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis
- Establishes the groundwork for the next generation of compact high energy accelerators
- Presents new research to support future development of Laser Plasma Accelerators
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This thesis establishes an exciting new beginning for Laser Plasma Accelerators (LPAs) to further develop toward the next generation of compact high energy accelerators.
Design, installation and commissioning of a new experimental setup at LBNL played an important role and are detailed through three critical components: e-beam production, reflection of laser pulses with a plasma mirror and large wake excitation below electron injection threshold.
Pulses from a 40 TW peak power laser system were split into a 25 TW pulse and a 15 TW pulse. The first pulse was used for e-beam production in the first module and the second pulse was used for wake excitation in the second module to post-accelerate the e-beam. As a result, reliable e-beam production and efficient wake excitation necessary for the staged acceleration were independently demonstrated.
These experiments have laid the foundation for future staging experiments at the 40 TW peak power level.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Investigation of Staged Laser-Plasma Acceleration
Authors: Satomi Shiraishi
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08569-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08568-5Published: 04 August 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35928-1Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08569-2Published: 10 July 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 121
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Quantum Gases and Condensates, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices