Laser-driven plasma waves in capillary tubes

F. Wojda, K. Cassou, G. Genoud, M. Burza, Y. Glinec, O. Lundh, A. Persson, G. Vieux, E. Brunetti, R. P. Shanks, D. Jaroszynski, N. E. Andreev, C.-G. Wahlström, and B. Cros
Phys. Rev. E 80, 066403 – Published 4 December 2009

Abstract

The excitation of plasma waves over a length of up to 8 cm is demonstrated using laser guiding of intense laser pulses through hydrogen-filled glass capillary tubes. The plasma waves are diagnosed by spectral analysis of the transmitted laser radiation. The dependence of the spectral redshift—measured as a function of filling pressure, capillary tube length, and incident laser energy—is in excellent agreement with simulation results. The longitudinal accelerating field inferred from the simulations is in the range of 1–10 GV/m.

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  • Received 8 July 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.066403

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

F. Wojda1, K. Cassou1, G. Genoud2, M. Burza2, Y. Glinec2, O. Lundh2, A. Persson2, G. Vieux3, E. Brunetti3, R. P. Shanks3, D. Jaroszynski3, N. E. Andreev4, C.-G. Wahlström2, and B. Cros1,*

  • 1Laboratoire Physique Gaz et Plasmas, CNRS–Université Paris-Sud 11, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France
  • 2Department of Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
  • 3Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
  • 4Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia

  • *brigitte.cros@u-psud.fr

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Vol. 80, Iss. 6 — December 2009

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