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Stimulated Raman Side Scattering in Laser Wakefield Acceleration

Source: Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 034801 (2010); doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.034801

Published 14 July 2010

PACS
  • 41.75.Jv
    Laser-driven acceleration of charged-particle beams
  • 52.27.Ny
    Relativistic plasmas
  • 52.35.Mw
    Nonlinear phenomena: plasma waves, wave propagation and other interactions
  • YEAR: 2010
PUBLICATION DATA
ISSN:
1553-9601 (online)
Publisher:
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T. Matsuoka, C. McGuffey, P. G. Cummings, Y. Horovitz, F. Dollar, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, S. S. Bulanov, A. G. R. Thomas, A. Maksimchuk, and K. Krushelnick
Center for Ultrafast Optical Science and FOCUS Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 USA
Stimulated Raman side scattering of an ultrashort high power laser pulse is studied in experiments on laser wakefield acceleration. Experiments and simulations reveal that stimulated Raman side scattering occurs at the beginning of the interaction, that it contributes to the evolution of the pulse prior to wakefield formation, and also that it affects the quality of electron beams generated. The relativistic shift of the plasma frequency is measured. ©2010 The American Physical Society
History: Received 11 February 2010; published 14 July 2010
Permalink: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v105/e034801
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