Thesis
Laser wakefield acceleration in tapered plasma channels — theory, simulation and experiment
- Abstract:
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Laser-plasma accelerators are of great interest because of their ability to sustain extremely large acceleration gradients, enabling compact accelerating structures. Laser-plasma acceleration is realized by using a high-intensity short pulse laser to drive a large plasma wave or wakefield in an underdense plasma.
This thesis considers the effect of axial plasma density upramps on laser wakefield acceleration. Theoretical groundwork shows that tapered plasma channels can be used to m...
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+ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Rittershofer, W
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2014
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:10638
- Deposit date:
- 2015-03-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Rittershofer, W
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available on ORA.
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