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Numerical modelling of chromatic effects on axicon-focused beams used to generate HOFI plasma channels

Abstract:
Hydrodynamic optical-field-ionised (HOFI) plasma channels promise a route towards high repetition-rate, metre-scale stages for future laser plasma accelerators. These channels are formed by hydrodynamic expansion of a plasma column produced by optical field ionisation at the focus of a laser, typically from an axicon lens. Since the laser pulses used to generate the initial plasma column are of sub-picosecond duration, chromatic effects in the axicon lens could be important. In this paper we assess these effects using a numerical propagation code. The code is validated using analytical formulae and experimental data. For the parameter range investigated, dispersive effects are found to be of minor importance, reducing the peak on-axis intensity in the focal region by approximately 10%.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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0.1088/1742-6596/1596/1/012049

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Oxford college:
St John's College
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
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Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Role:
Author


Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Journal:
Journal of Physics: Conference Series More from this journal
Volume:
1596
Article number:
012049
Publication date:
2020-07-01
Acceptance date:
2020-05-20
Event title:
4th European Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (EAAC 2019)
Event location:
Isola d'Elba, Italy
Event website:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/17304/page/2411-proceedings
Event start date:
2019-09-15
Event end date:
2019-09-21
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EISSN:
1742-6596
ISSN:
1742-6588


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Pubs id:
1127291
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pubs:1127291
Deposit date:
2020-08-19

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