Ultra-short laser pulses for novel particle accelerators

Maria Pia Anania, Giancarlo Gatti, Marco Belleveglia, Enrica Chiadroni, Alessandro Cianchi, Domenico Di Giovenale, Giampiero Di Pirro, Andrea Mostacci, Riccardo Pompili, Cristina Vaccarezza, Fabio Villa, Massimo Ferrario
Abstract:
Novel particle accelerators are profiting from compact and high power lasers for beam generation or high gradient acceleration. Moreover, high brightness electron beams colliding with photons have paved the way to generate coherent X-ray radiation. Here we review the basic mechanism behind the generation of ultra-short high power laser system and in particular we report on laser beam characterisation at FLAME and STRATCLYDE, useful for particle acceleration driven by plasma. Eventually we discuss on the applications currently developed or under design at INFN-LNF in the frame of SPARC_LAB.
Keywords:
femtosecond laser system, laser beam characterization, plasma acceleration, Thomson scattering
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IMEKO-TC4-2014-459.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2014
Title:

20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014