Optical field ionization effects on the generation of wakefields with short pulse lasers

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 410, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 499-504

  Koga, J ^a   Kato, S ^b   Kishimoto, Y ^a   LeBlanc, S P ^c   Downer, M C ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Intense short pulse laser; Laser wakefield; Optical field ionization; Particle in cell simulation

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER PULSES; RAMAN SCATTERING;

LASER WAKEFIELDS; OPTICAL FIELD IONIZATION;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

EID: 0032090015     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00185-5     Document Type: Article

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