Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration

Shalloo, RJ, Corner, L ORCID: 0000-0002-3882-1272, Arran, C, Cowley, J, Cheung, G, Thornton, C, Walczak, R and Hooker, SM (2016) Generation of laser pulse trains for tests of multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration. .

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Abstract

In multi-pulse laser wakefield acceleration (MP-LWFA) a plasma wave is driven by a train of low-energy laser pulses separated by the plasma period, an approach which offers a route to driving plasma accelerators with high efficiency and at high pulse repetition rates using emerging technologies such as fibre and thin-disk lasers. Whilst these laser technologies are in development, proof-of-principle tests of MP-LWFA require a pulse train to be generated from a single, high-energy ultrafast pulse. Here we demonstrate the generation of trains of up to 7 pulses with pulse separations in the range 150–170 fs from single 40 fs pulses produced by a Ti:sapphire laser.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Unspecified)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Plasma accelerators, Laser wakefield, Pulse train
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	17 Aug 2020 08:44
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:37
DOI:	10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.044
Open Access URL:	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3097782