Autor: |
Anthony Gonsalves, Simon M. Hooker, van der Jjam Joost Mullen, T. P. Rowlands-Rees, Bhp Bart Broks |
Přispěvatelé: |
Elementary Processes in Gas Discharges |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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Zdroj: |
Physical Review Letters, 98(2), 025002-1/4. American Physical Society |
ISSN: |
0031-9007 |
Popis: |
Transverse interferometric measurements are presented of the plasma channel formed in a hydrogen-filled capillary discharge waveguide recently used to generate 1 GeV electrons in a laser-driven plasma accelerator for the first time. The measurements were found to be in good agreement with nonlocal thermal equilibrium simulations, but showed significant differences with the results of a quasistatic model developed by Bobrova et al. [Phys. Rev. E. 65, 016407 (2001)]. The measurements are used to determine scaling laws for the axial electron density and matched spot size of the plasma channel, enabling optimization of the channel to specific applications. |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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