Front-to-end simulations of the design of a laser wakefield accelerator with external injection

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Urbanus, W H ^a   Van Dijk, W ^a   Van Der Geer, S B ^a,b   Brussaard, G J H ^a   Van Der Wiel, M J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Pulsar Physics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE BEAM INJECTION; PLASMA DENSITY;

CAPILLARY DISCHARGE; LASER WAKEFIELD ACCELERATOR (LWA); PARTICLE-TRACKING; PHOTOGUN; PLASMA WAVELENGTH;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 33745260698     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2195382     Document Type: Article

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