Progress in Laser Accelerator and Future Prospects

• Other Authors: Tajima, Toshiki (Editor), Chen, Pisin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Physics; Optical physics; laser; wakefield; inhomogeneous plasma; acceleration; high energy; LWFA; fiber optics; medicine; brachytherapy; cancer; fiber laser; coherent beam combination; ion acceleration; laser wakefield; PIC simulation; phase velocity; group velocity; near critical density plasma; laser wakefield acceleration; beat wave; near-critical acceleration; endoscopic radiotherapy; laser wakefield accelerator; six-dimensional phase-space brightness; beam quality optimization; pulse compression; ultrashort lasers; ultrafast nonlinear optics; high power lasers; electron; photoneutron; high-repetition laser; few-cycle laser; intense laser; high-field science; laser plasma; laser wake wave; QED critical field; AnaBHEL (Analog Black Hole Evaporation via Lasers); Hawking radiation; information loss paradox; relativistic flying mirror; high quality; monoenergetic; laser-driven; plasma; low divergence; particle-in-cell; instability; steep front; plasma shutter; plasma wakefield acceleration; PWFA; compact particle acceleration; radiation sources; laser plasma acceleration; beamline; plasma lens; FLASH-radiotherapy; ion irradiation; vacuum laser acceleration; ponderomotive force; n/a
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Summary

The Laser Wakefield Acceleration (LWFA) has advanced the accelerating gradient many orders of magnitude over the conventional technologies. Their application to high energy accelerators has been considered, while a new field of micrometric accelerators appears for medical applications.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (224 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-7473-8
9783036574721
9783036574738

Access

Open Access