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Various seeding configurations have being proposed for frequency up-conversion of the electron beam density distribution, in which the energy spread, may however hinder the harmonic generation efficiency. In this Letter, a method for…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2014-01-03 Haixiao Deng

Laser driven particle acceleration has shown remarkable progresses in generating multi-GeV electron bunches and 10s of MeV ion beams based on high-power laser facilities. Intense laser pulse offers the acceleration field of 1012 Volt per…

We propose and analyze a scheme for "on demand" creation of coherent superposition of meta-stable states in a tripod-structured atom using frequency-chirped laser pulses. Negligible excitation of the atoms during the creation of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 N. Sandor , J. S. Bakos , Zs. Sörlei , G. P. Djotyan

To maximize the charge of a high-energy electron beam accelerated by an ultra-intense laser pulse propagating in a subcritical plasma, the pulse length should be longer than both the plasma wavelength and the laser pulse width, which is…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 V. Yu. Bychenkov , M. G. Lobok , V. F. Kovalev , A. V. Brantov

The generation of compact, high-energy ion beams is one of the most promising applications of intense laser-matter interactions, but the control of the beam spectral quality remains an outstanding challenge. We show that in radiation…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-06-22 H. -G. Jason Chou , Anna Grassi , Siegfried H. Glenzer , Frederico Fiuza

Using quantum electrodynamics particle-in-cell simulations, we optimize the gamma flare ($\gamma$-flare) generation scheme from interaction of high power petawatt-class laser pulse with tailored cryogenic hydrogen target having extended…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-12-08 K. V. Lezhnin , P. Sasorov , G. Korn , S. V. Bulanov

In this paper, electromagnetic emissions produced by a beam-plasma system are investigated using particle-in-cell simulations for the particular case when the typical transverse size of both 100 keV electron beam and produced plasma channel…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 V. V. Annenkov , I. V. Timofeev , E. P. Volchok

High harmonic generation is a convenient way to obtain extreme ultraviolet light from table-top laser systems and the experimental tools to exploit this simple and powerful light source for time-resolved spectroscopy are being developed by…

Atomic and Molecular Clusters · Physics 2013-12-20 Jakob Grilj , Emily Sistrunk , Markus Koch , Markus Gühr

Gamma-ray flash generation in near critical density (NCD) target irradiated by four symmetrical colliding laser pulses is numerically investigated. With peak intensities about $10^{23}$ W/cm$^2$, the laser pulses boost electron energy…

The interaction of relativistically strong tailored laser pulses with an atomic system is considered. Due to a special tailoring of the laser pulse, the suppression of the relativistic drift of the ionized electron and a dramatic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Klaiber , K. Z. Hatsagortsyan , C. H. Keitel

The use of tunable pre-pulse is a common technique to enhance the high-order harmonic generation from surface plasma. The shape and dynamic of the electron density, the degree of ionization and its rate, and the plasma heating are…

The extreme nonlinear optical process of high-harmonic generation (HHG) makes it possible to map the properties of a laser beam onto a radiating electron wavefunction, and in turn, onto the emitted x-ray light. Bright HHG beams typically…

A density perturbation produced in an underdense plasma was used to improve the quality of electron bunches produced in the laser-plasma wakefield acceleration scheme. Quasi-monoenergetic electrons were generated by controlled injection in…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-10-24 P. Brijesh , C. Thaury , K. Ta Phuoc , S. Corde , G. Lambert , V. Malka , S. P. D. Mangles , M. Bloom , S. Kneip

Laser-plasma acceleration is considered as a modern method of accelerating bunches using a wakefield excited by a laser pulse. This paper demonstrates the use of a longitudinally inhomogeneous increasing plasma density gradient in a conical…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-06-05 D. S. Bondar , W. Leemans , V. I. Maslov , I. N. Onishchenko

High-power laser technologies are essential in precision manufacturing, defense, and scientific research, where accurate control of the beam profile is paramount. Although several beam-shaping methods exist, they often face implementation…

Fourth-generation storage-ring light sources have achieved transverse emittances approaching the diffraction limit at x-ray wavelengths, while their longitudinal coherence remains limited. Existing laser-modulation schemes can induce strong…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Weihang Liu , Yu Zhao , Weilun Qin , Yi Jiao , Xiao Li , Sheng Wang

Radiotherapy using very high-energy electron (VHEE) beams generated by a laser-plasma accelerator has garnered significant interest due to its dose distribution capabilities and potential to address limitations of traditional photon-based…

An efficient mechanism of laser pulse focusing with the help of shaped underdense plasma target immersed in inhomogeneous magnetic field has been demonstrated. These studies have been carried out with the help of 2-D Particle-In-Cell (PIC)…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Trishul Dhalia , Rohit Juneja , Amita Das

Generation of antimatter via the multiphoton Breit-Wheeler process in an all-optical scheme will be made possible on forthcoming high-power laser facilities through the collision of wakefield-accelerated GeV electrons with a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-04-12 Mathieu Lobet , Xavier Davoine , Emmanuel d'Humières , Laurent Gremillet

Incoherent photon emission by ultrarelativistic electrons in the normal incidence of a laser pulse on a foil is investigated by means of three-dimensional numerical simulations in the range of intensities $2 \times 10^{21} \text{--} 2…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2014-02-03 E. N. Nerush , I. Yu. Kostyukov , L. Ji , A. Pukhov