Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration

Autor: D. A. Walsh, D. S. Lake, E. W. Snedden, M. J. Cliffe, D. M. Graham, S. P. Jamison
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00490-y
Popis: Controlled generation of terahertz radiation with subluminal phase velocities is a key issue in laser-driven particle acceleration. Here, the authors demonstrate a travelling-source approach utilizing the group-to-phase front conversion to overcome the sub-luminal propagation limit.
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