Generation of straight and curved hollow plasma channels by laser-generated nonlinear wakefields and studies of ultra-intense laser pulse guiding.

Autor:	Ma, Y., Seipt, D., Krushelnick, K., Thomas, A. G. R.
Předmět:	LASER pulses SYNCHROTRON radiation sources LASER plasma accelerators LASER plasmas ION channels LASER-plasma interactions PLASMA density X-ray optics
Zdroj:	Physics of Plasmas; Jun2021, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p1-11, 11p
Abstrakt:	We report on a study of highly controllable, quasi-static hollow plasma channels generated by ion motion following a laser–plasma interaction via numerical simulations. These channels are generated by ion motion in a nonlinear wakefield, which has an asymmetry between focusing and defocusing periods. Such plasma channels, driven by a fs duration, 100 TW level laser pulse, have the capability to guide more powerful laser pulses. Moreover, we show that curved plasma channels can be generated in a transverse density gradient plasma and all-optical guiding of a second, significantly more powerful laser pulse in such a curved plasma channel. This mechanism may be useful for creating plasma optics for multi-stage TeV laser plasma accelerators and compact synchrotron radiation sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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