New opportunities for strong-field LPI research in the mid-IR

Igor V. Pogorelsky; Ilan Ben-Zvi; John Skaritka; Markus Babzien; Mikhail N. Polyanskiy; Zulfikar Najmudin; Nicholas Dover; Wei Lu

doi:10.1117/12.2182005

12 May 2015 New opportunities for strong-field LPI research in the mid-IR

Igor V. Pogorelsky, Ilan Ben-Zvi, John Skaritka, Markus Babzien, Mikhail N. Polyanskiy, Zulfikar Najmudin, Nicholas Dover, Wei Lu

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Proceedings Volume 9509, Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources; 95090P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182005
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2015, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Over the last two decades, BNL’s ATF has pioneered the use of high-peak power CO₂ lasers for research in advanced accelerators and radiation sources. Our recent developments in ion acceleration, Compton scattering, and IFELs have further underscored the benefits from expanding the landscape of strong-field laser interactions deeper into the midinfrared (MIR) range of wavelengths. This extension validates our ongoing efforts in advancing CO₂ laser technology, which we report here. Our next-generation, multi-terawatt, femtosecond CO₂ laser will open new opportunities for studying ultra-relativistic laser interactions with plasma in the MIR spectral domain. We will address new regimes in the particle acceleration of ions and electrons, as well as the radiations sources, ranging from THz to gamma- rays, that are enabled by the emerging ultra-fast CO₂ lasers.

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Igor V. Pogorelsky, Ilan Ben-Zvi, John Skaritka, Markus Babzien, Mikhail N. Polyanskiy, Zulfikar Najmudin, Nicholas Dover, and Wei Lu "New opportunities for strong-field LPI research in the mid-IR", Proc. SPIE 9509, Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources, 95090P (12 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182005

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