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

Download

IMEKO-TC4-2014-459.pdf

DOI

-

IMEKO TC

TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

Back to the proceedings