Journal article

Excitation and control of plasma wakefields by multiple laser pulses

Abstract:: We demonstrate experimentally the resonant excitation of plasma waves by trains of laser pulses. We also take an important first step to achieving an energy recovery plasma accelerator by showing that unused wakefield energy can be removed by an out-of-resonance trailing laser pulse. The measured laser wakefields are found to be in excellent agreement with analytical and numerical models of wakefield excitation in the linear regime. Our results indicate a promising direction for achieving highly controlled, GeV-scale laser-plasma accelerators operating at multi-kilohertz repetition rates.

Publication status:: Published

Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

Actions

Email

Email this record

Send the bibliographic details of this record to your email address.

Your Email
Please enter the email address that the record information will be sent to.

-
Your message (optional)
Please add any additional information to be included within the email.
Cite

Cite this record

APA Style

Cowley, J., Thornton, C., Arran, C. D., Shalloo, R. J., Corner, L., Cheung, G., Gregory, C. D., Mangles, S. P. D., Matlis, N. H., Symes, D. R., Walczak, R., & Hooker, S. M. (2017). Excitation and control of plasma wakefields by multiple laser pulses. Physical Review Letters, 119(4), 044802.

MLA Style

Cowley, J., et al. “Excitation and Control of Plasma Wakefields by Multiple Laser Pulses.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 119, no. 4, American Physical Society, 2017, p. 044802.

Chicago Style

Cowley, J, C Thornton, CD Arran, RJ Shalloo, L Corner, G Cheung, CD Gregory, et al. 2017. “Excitation and Control of Plasma Wakefields by Multiple Laser Pulses.” Physical Review Letters 119 (4): 044802.
Share
Print

Access Document

Files:: Corner et al, Excitation and control of plasma wakefields by m...

(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 1.9MB, Terms of use)

Publisher copy:: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.044802

Authors

+ Cowley, J More by this author

Role:: Author

+ Thornton, C More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Particle Physics
Role:: Author

+ Arran, CD More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Particle Physics
Role:: Author

+ Shalloo, RJ More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Particle Physics
Role:: Author

+ Corner, L More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Particle Physics
Role:: Author

More authors...

+ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council More from this funder

Grant:: 702499

+ Science and Technology Facilities Council More from this funder

Grant:: ST/J002011/1

+ Air Force Office of Scientific Research More from this funder

+ Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres More from this funder

Publisher:: American Physical Society
Journal:: Physical Review Letters More from this journal
Volume:: 119
Issue:: 4
Pages:: 044802
Publication date:: 2017-07-01
Acceptance date:: 2017-05-31
DOI:: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.044802
EISSN:: 1079-7114
ISSN:: 0031-9007

Pubs id:: pubs:720256
UUID:: uuid:17e26cc0-792f-4304-b36b-40a7903d5962
Local pid:: pubs:720256
Source identifiers:: 720256
Deposit date:: 2017-08-21

Terms of use

Copyright holder:: American Physical Society
Copyright date:: 2017
Notes:: © 2017 American Physical Society

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

Views and Downloads

About views and downloads

If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP