Laser-driven plasma waves in capillary tubes.
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.
Wojda
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Laboratoire Physique Gaz et Plasmas, CNRS-Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay Cedex, France.
Cassou
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K
Genoud
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G
Burza
M
M
Glinec
Y
Y
Lundh
O
O
Persson
A
A
Vieux
G
G
Brunetti
E
E
Shanks
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RP
Jaroszynski
D
D
Andreev
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NE
Wahlström
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CG
Cros
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B