Observation of Laser Power Amplification in a Self-Injecting Laser Wakefield Accelerator

M. J.V. Streeter; S. Kneip; M. S. Bloom; R. A. Bendoyro; O. Chekhlov; A. E. Dangor; A. Döpp; C. J. Hooker; J. Holloway; J. Jiang; N. C. Lopes; H. Nakamura; P. A. Norreys; C. A.J. Palmer; P. P. Rajeev; J. Schreiber; D. R. Symes; M. Wing; S. P.D. Mangles; Z. Najmudin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.254801

Observation of Laser Power Amplification in a Self-Injecting Laser Wakefield Accelerator

M. J.V. Streeter
, S. Kneip
, M. S. Bloom
, R. A. Bendoyro
, O. Chekhlov
, A. E. Dangor
, A. Döpp
, C. J. Hooker
, J. Holloway
, J. Jiang
, N. C. Lopes
, H. Nakamura
, P. A. Norreys
, C. A.J. Palmer
, P. P. Rajeev
, J. Schreiber
, D. R. Symes
, M. Wing
, S. P.D. Mangles
, Z. Najmudin

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We report on the depletion and power amplification of the driving laser pulse in a strongly driven laser wakefield accelerator. Simultaneous measurement of the transmitted pulse energy and temporal shape indicate an increase in peak power from 187±11 TW to a maximum of 318±12 TW after 13 mm of propagation in a plasma density of 0.9×1018 cm-3. The power amplification is correlated with the injection and acceleration of electrons in the nonlinear wakefield. This process is modeled by including a localized redshift and subsequent group delay dispersion at the laser pulse front.

Original language	English
Article number	254801
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	120
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.254801
Publication status	Published - 19 Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Streeter, M. J. V., Kneip, S., Bloom, M. S., Bendoyro, R. A., Chekhlov, O., Dangor, A. E., Döpp, A., Hooker, C. J., Holloway, J., Jiang, J., Lopes, N. C., Nakamura, H., Norreys, P. A., Palmer, C. A. J., Rajeev, P. P., Schreiber, J., Symes, D. R., Wing, M., Mangles, S. P. D., & Najmudin, Z. (2018). Observation of Laser Power Amplification in a Self-Injecting Laser Wakefield Accelerator. Physical Review Letters, 120(25), Article 254801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.254801

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