LWFA Articles

 

  1. S. Cipiccia, M. R. Islam, B. Ersfeld, R. P. Shanks, E. Brunetti, G. Vieux, X. Yang, R. C. Issac, S. M. Wiggins, G. H. Welsh, M. P. Anania, D. Maneuski, R. Montgomery, G. Smith, M. Hoek, D. J. Hamilton, N. R. C. Lemos, R. A. Bendoyro, D. Symes, P. P. Rajeev, V. O Shea, J. M. Dias, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “A Harmonically Resonant Betatron Plasma Wakefield Gamma-Ray Source”, Nature Phys. 7, 867 (2011). Abstract
  2. S. M. Wiggins, J. G. Gallacher, H.-P. Schlenvoigt, H. Schwoerer, G. H. Welsh, R. C. Issac, E. Brunetti, G. Vieux, R. P. Shanks, S. Cipiccia, M. P. Anania, G. G. Manahan, C. Aniculaesei, A. Subiel, D. W. Grant, A. J. W. Reitsma, B. Ersfeld, M. R. Islam, and D. A. Jaroszynski, Proc. SPIE 8075, 80750O (2011). Abstract
  3. G. G. Manahan, E. Brunetti, R. P. Shanks, M. R. Islam, B. Ersfeld, M. P. Anania, S. Cipiccia, R. C. Issac, G. Raj, G. Vieux, G. H. Welsh, S. M. Wiggins, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “High resolution, single shot emittance measurement of relativistic electrons from laser-driven accelerator”, Proc. SPIE 8079, 807909 (2011). Abstract
  4. S. M. Wiggins, R. C. Issac, G. H. Welsh, E. Brunetti, R. P. Shanks, M. P. Anania, S. Cipiccia, G. G. Manahan, C. Aniculaesei, B. Ersfeld, M. R. Islam, R. T. L. Burgess, G. Vieux, W. A. Gillespie, A. M. MacLeod, S. B. van der Geer, M. J. de Loos, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “High quality electron beams from a laser wakefield accelerator”, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 52, 124032 (2010). Abstract
  5. E. Brunetti, R. P. Shanks, G. G. Manahan, M. R. Islam, B. Ersfeld, M. P. Anania, S. Cipiccia, R. C. Issac, G. Raj, G. Vieux, G. H. Welsh, S. M. Wiggins, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “Low emittance, high brilliance relativistic electron beams from a laser-plasma accelerator”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 215007 (2010). Abstract
  6. 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, "Laser-driven plasma waves in capillary tubes", Phys. Rev. E 80, 066403 (2009). Abstract
  7. D. A. Jaroszynski, A. Reitsma, and B. Ersfeld, "Harnessing plasma waves as radiation sources and amplifiers", p.101 in "Laser-Plasma Interactions", D. A. Jaroszynski, R. Bingham, and R. A. Cairns (Editors), CRC Press, Boca Raton (2009). ISBN: 978-1-58488-778-2
  8. A. G. R. Thomas, S. P. D. Mangles, C. D. Murphy, A. E. Dangor, P. S. Foster, J. G. Gallacher, D. A. Jaroszynski, C. Kamperidis, K. Krushelnick, K. L. Lancaster, P. A. Norreys, R. Viskup, and Z. Najmudin, "Ultrashort pulse filamentation and monoenergetic electron beam production in LWFAs", Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51, 024010 (2009). Abstract
  9. R. P. Shanks, M. P. Anania, E. Brunetti, S. Cipiccia, B. Ersfeld, J. G. Gallacher, R. C. Issac, M. R. Islam, G. Vieux, G. H. Welsh, S. M. Wiggins, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “Pepper-pot emittance measurement of laser-plasma wakefield accelerated electrons”, Proc. SPIE 7359, 735907 (2009). Abstract
  10. S. M. Wiggins, M. P. Anania, E. Brunetti, S. Cipiccia, B. Ersfeld, M. R. Islam, R. C. Issac, G. Raj, R. P. Shanks, G. Vieux, G. H. Welsh, W. A. Gillespie, A. M. MacLeod, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “Narrow energy spread electron beams from a laser-plasma accelerator”, Proc. SPIE 7359, 735914 (2009). Abstract
  11. R. C. Issac, G. Vieux, G. H. Welsh, R. Shanks, E. Brunetti, S. Cipiccia, M. P. Anania, X. Yang, S. M. Wiggins, M. R. Islam, B. Ersfeld, J. Farmer, G. Raj, S. Chen, D. Clark, T. McCanny, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “Electron beam pointing stability of a laser wakefield accelerator”, Proc. SPIE 7359, 735915 (2009). Abstract
  12. M. P. Anania, D. Clark, S. B. van der Geer, M. J. de Loos, R. Isaac, A. J. W. Reitsma, G. H. Welsh, S. M. Wiggins, and D. A. Jaroszynski, “Transport of ultra-short electron bunches in a free-electron laser driven by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator”, Proc. SPIE 7359, 735916 (2009). Abstract
  13. T. P. Rowlands-Rees, C. Kamperidis, S. Kneip, A. J. Gonsalves, S. P. D. Mangles, J. G. Gallacher, E. Brunetti, T. Ibbotson, C. D. Murphy, P. S. Foster, M. J. V. Streeter, F. Budde, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Jaroszynski, K. Krushelnick, Z. Najmudin, and S. M. Hooker, “Laser-Driven Acceleration of Electrons in a Partially Ionized Plasma Channel”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 105005 (2008). PDF
  14. A. G. R. Thomas, C. D. Murphy, S. P. D. Mangles, A. E. Dangor, P. Foster, J. G. Gallacher, D. A. Jaroszynski,
    C. Kamperidis, K. L. Lancaster, P. A. Norreys, R. Viskup, K. Krushelnick, and Z. Najmudin, "Monoenergetic Electronic Beam Production Using Dual Collinear Laser Pulses", Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 255002 (2008). Abstract
  15. S. P. D. Mangles, A. G. R. Thomas, O. Lundh, F. Lindau, M. C. Kaluza, A. Persson, C.-G. Wahlström, K. Krushelnick, and Z. Najmudin "On the stability of laser wakefield electron accelerators in the monoenergetic regime" Phys. Plasmas 14, 056702 (2007). PDF
  16. A. G. R. Thomas, Z. Najmudin, S. P. D. Mangles, C. D. Murphy, A. E. Dangor, C. Kamperidis, K. L. Lancaster, W. B. Mori, P. A. Norreys, W. Rozmus, and K. Krushelnick "Effect of Laser-Focusing Conditions on Propagation and Monoenergetic Electron Production in Laser-Wakefield Accelerators" Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 095004 (2007). PDF
  17. A. G. R. Thomas, S. P. D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, M. C. Kaluza, C. D. Murphy, and K. Krushelnick "Measurements of Wave-Breaking Radiation from a Laser-Wakefield Accelerator" Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 054802 (2007). PDF
  18. W. P. Leemans, B. Nagler, A. J. Gonsalves, Cs. Tóth, K. Nakamura, C. G. R. Geddes, E. Esarey, C. B. Schroeder and S. M. Hooker "GeV electron beams from a centimetre-scale accelerator" Nature Physics 2, 696 (2006).
  19. S. P. D. Mangles, A. G. R. Thomas, M. C. Kaluza, O. Lundh, F. Lindau, A. Persson, F. S. Tsung, Z. Najmudin, W. B. Mori, C.-G. Wahlström and K. Krushelnick "Laser-Wakefield Acceleration of Monoenergetic Electron Beams in the First Plasma-Wave Period" Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 215001 (2006). PDF
  20. B. Hidding, K.-U. Amthor, B. Liesfeld, H. Schwoerer, S. Karsch, M. Geissler, L. Veisz, K. Schmid, J.G. Gallacher, S.P. Jamison, D. Jaroszynski, G. Pretzler and R. Sauerbrey “Generation of Quasi-monoenergetic Electron Bunches with 80-fs Laser Pulses”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 105004 (2006). PDF
  21. C. D. Murphy, R. Trines, J. Vieira, A. J. W. Reitsma, R. Bingham, J. L. Collier, E. J. Divall, P. S. Foster, C. J. Hooker, A. J. Langley, P. A. Norreys, R. A. Fonseca, F. Fiuza, L. O. Silva, J. T. Mendonça, W. B. Mori, J. G. Gallacher, R. Viskup, D. A. Jaroszynski, S. P. D. Mangles, A. G. R. Thomas, K. Krushelnick and Z. Najmudin “Evidence of photon acceleration by laser wake fields”, Phys. Plasmas 13, 033108 (2006). PDF and Erratum PDF.
  22. S. P. D. Mangles, K. Krushelnick, Z. Najmudin, M. S. Wei, B. Walton, A. Gopal, A. E. Dangor, S. Fritzler, C. D. Murphy, A. G. R. Thomas, W. B. Mori, J. Gallacher, D. Jaroszynski, P. A. Norreys and R. Viskup "The generation of mono-energetic electron beams from ultrashort pulse laser–plasma interactions" Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 364, 663 (2006). PDF
  23. R. Bingham "Basic concepts in plasma accelerators" Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 364, 559 (2006). PDF
  24. B. Walton, Z. Najmudin, M. S. Wei, C. Marle, R. J. Kingham, K. Krushelnick, A. E. Dangor, R. J. Clarke, M. J. Poulter, C. Hernandez-Gomez, S. Hawkes, D. Neely, J. L. Collier, C. N. Danson, S. Fritzler and V. Malka "Measurements of plasma-wave generation using a short-pulse high-intensity laser beat wave" Phys. Plasmas 13, 013103 (2006). PDF
  25. S. P. D. Mangles, B. R. Walton, M. Tzoufras, Z. Najmudin, R. J. Clarke, A. E. Dangor, R. G. Evans, S. Fritzler, A. Gopal, C. Hernandez-Gomez, W. B. Mori, W. Rozmus, M. Tatarakis, A. G. R. Thomas, F. S. Tsung, M. S. Wei, and K. Krushelnick "Electron Acceleration in Cavitated Channels Formed by a Petawatt Laser in Low-Density Plasma" Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 245001 (2005). PDF
  26. K. Krushelnick, Z. Najmudin, S. P. D. Mangles, A. G. R. Thomas, M. S. Wei, B. Walton, A. Gopal, E. L. Clark, A. E. Dangor, S. Fritzler, C. D. Murphy, P. A. Norreys, W. B. Mori, J. Gallacher, D. Jaroszynski, and R. Viskup "Laser plasma acceleration of electrons: Towards the production of monoenergetic beams" Phys. Plasmas 12, 056711 (2005). PDF
  27. C. D. Murphy, S. P. D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, A. G. R. Thomas, J. L. Collier, A. E. Dangor, E. J. Divall, P. S. Foster, J. G. Gallacher, C. J. Hooker, D. A. Jaroszynski, A. J. Langley, W. B. Mori, P. A. Norreys, R. Viskup, B. R. Walton and K. Krushelnick "Observation of mono-energetic structures in the spectrum of laser wakefield accelerated electrons" AIP Conf. Proc. 737, 853 (2004). PDF
  28. S. P. D. Mangles, C. D. Murphy, Z. Najmudin, A. G. R. Thomas, J. L. Collier, A. E. Dangor, E. J. Divall, P. S. Foster, J. G. Gallacher, C. J. Hooker, D. A. Jaroszynski, A. J. Langley, W. B. Mori, P. A. Norreys, F. S. Tsung, R. Viskup, B. R. Walton and K. Krushelnick "Monoenergetic beams of relativistic electrons from intense laser–plasma interactions" Nature 431, 535 (2004).
  29. S. Fritzler, E. Lefebvre, V. Malka, F. Burgy, A. E. Dangor, K. Krushelnick, S. P. D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, J.-P. Rousseau and B. Walton "Emittance Measurements of a Laser-Wakefield-Accelerated Electron Beam" Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 165006 (2004). PDF
  30. Z. Najmudin, K. Krushelnick, E. L. Clark, S. P. D. Mangles, B. Walton, A. E. Dangor, S. Fritzler, V. Malka, D. Gordon and C. Joshi "Self-modulated wakefield and forced laser wakefield acceleration of electrons" Phys. Plasmas 10, 2071 (2003). PDF
  31. B. Walton, Z. Najmudin, M-S .Wei, C. Marle, K. Krushelnick, A. E. Dangor, R. J. Clarke, M. J. Poulter, C. Hernandez-Gomez, S. Hawkes, D. Neely, J. L. Collier, C. N. Danson, S. Fritzler and V. Malka "Relativistic plasma wave generation using an high intensity short-pulse beatwave" Opt. Lett. 27, 2203 (2002).
  32. V. Malka, S. Fritzler, E. Lefebvre, M.-M. Aleonard, F. Burgy, J.-P. Chambaret, J.-F. Chemin, K. Krushelnick, G. Malka, S. P. D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, M. Pittman, J.-P. Rousseau, J.-N. Scheurer, B. Walton and A.E. Dangor "Electron Acceleration with Intense Ultra-Short Laser Pulses" Science 298, 1596 (2002).
  33. Z. Najmudin, K. Krushelnick, E. L. Clark, M. Tatarakis, A. Modena, A. E. Dangor, J. Faure, V. Malka, D. Gordon and C. Joshi "The production of energetic electrons from the interaction of an intense laser pulse with an underdense plasma" J. Mod. Opt. 50, 673 (2003). PDF
  34. V. Malka, J. Faure, J. R. Marques, F. Amiranoff, J. P. Rousseau, S. Ranc, J. P. Chambaret, Z. Najmudin, B. Walton, P. Mora and A. Solodov "Characterization of electron beams produced by ultrashort (30 fs) laser pulses" Phys. Plasmas 8, 2605 (2001). PDF
  35. M. I. K. Santala, Z. Najmudin, K. Krushelnick, E. L. Clark, A. E. Dangor, V. Malka, J. Faure, R. Allott and R. J.Clarke "Observation of a hot high-current electron beam from a self- modulated laser wakefield accelerator" Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1227 (2001). PDF
  36. D. Neely, A. E. Dangor, K. Krushelnick, R. Allott, J. L. Collier, C. N. Danson and S. Hawkes "Proposed beat-wave experiments at RAL with the VULCAN CPA laser" IEEE Trans Plasma Sci. 28, 1116 (2000). PDF
  37. V. Malka, J. Faure, J.-R. Marques, F. Amiranoff, C. Courtouis, Z. Najmudin, K. Krushelnick, M. Salvati, A. E. Dangor, A. Solodov, P. Mora, J.-C. Adam and A. Heron "Interaction of an ultra-intense laser pulse with a non-uniform pre-formed plasma" IEEE Trans Plasma Sci. 28, 1078 (2000). PDF
  38. C. I. Moore, K. Krushelnick, A. Ting, H. R. Burris, R. F. Hubbard and P. Sprangle "Transverse modulation of an electron beam generated in self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator experiments" Phys. Rev. E 61, 788 (2000). PDF
  39. F. Dorchies, F. Amiranoff, V. Malka, J. R. Marques, A. Modena, D. Bernard, F. Jacquet, P. Mine, B. Cros, G. Matthieussent, P. Mora, A. Solodov, J. Morillo and Z. Najmudin "Acceleration of injected electrons in a laser wakefield experiment" Phys. Plasmas 6, 2903-2913 (1999). PDF
  40. K. Krushelnick, A. Ting, C. I. Moore and H. R. Burris "Large-amplitude radial plasma-wave generation during high-intensity laser interactions with underdense plasmas" Phys. Rev. E 57, 2475 (1998). PDF
  41. D. Gordon, K. C. Tzeng, C. E. Clayton, A. E. Dangor, V. Malka, K. A. Marsh, A. Modena, W. B. Mori, P. Muggli, Z. Najmudin, D. Neely, C. Danson and C. Joshi "Observation of electron energies beyond the linear dephasing limit from a laser-excited relativistic plasma wave" Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 2133 (1998). PDF
  42. F. Amiranoff, S. Baton, D. Bernard, B. Cros, D. Descamps, F. Dorchies, F. Jacquet, V. Malka, J. R. Marques, G. Matthieussent, P. Mine, A. Modena, P. Mora, J. Morilloand Z. Najmudin "Observation of laser wakefield acceleration of electrons" Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 995 (1998). PDF
  43. K. Krushelnick, C. I. Moore, A. Ting and H. R. Burris "Frequency mixing of high intensity laser light with stimulated Raman backscattered radiation in underdense plasmas" Phys. Rev. E 58, 4030 (1998). PDF
  44. C. I. Moore, A. Ting, K. Krushelnick, E. Esarey, R. F. Hubbard, B. Hafizi, H. R. Burris, C. Manka and P. Sprangle
    "Electron trapping in self-modulated laser wakefields by Raman backscatter" Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 3909 (1997). PDF
  45. A. Ting, C. I. Moore, K. Krushelnick, C. Manka, E. Esarey, P. Sprangle, R. Hubbard, H. R. Burris, R. Fischer and M. Baine "Plasma wakefield generation and electron acceleration in a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator experiment" Phys. Plasmas 4, 1889 (1997). PDF
  46. A. Modena, Z. Najmudin, A. E. Dangor, C. E. Clayton, K. A. Marsh, C. Joshi, V. Malka, C. B. Darrow and C. Danson "Observation of Raman forward scattering and electron acceleration in the relativistic regime" IEEE Trans Plasma Sci. 24, 289 (1996).
  47. F. Amiranoff, A. Antonetti, P. Audebert, D. Bernard, B. Cros, F. Dorchies, J. C. Gauthier, J. P. Geindre, G. Grillon, F. Jacquet, G. Matthieussent, J. R. Marques, P. Mine, P. Mora, A. Modena, J. Morillo, F. Moulin, Z. Najmudin, A. E. Specka and C. Stenz "Laser particle acceleration: Beat-wave and wakefield experiments" Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 38, A295 (1996). PDF
  48. F. Amiranoff, D. Bernard, B. Cros, F. Jacquet, G. Matthieussent, J. R. Marques, P. Mine, P. Mora, A. Modena, J. Morillo, F. Moulin, Z. Najmudin, A. E. Specka and C. Stenz "A summary of the beatwave experiments at Ecole Polytechnique" IEEE Trans Plasma Sci. 24 296 (1996).
  49. A. Ting, K. Krushelnick, C. I. Moore, H. R. Burris, E. Esarey, J. Krall and P. Sprangle "Temporal evolution of self-modulated laser wakefields measured by coherent Thomson scattering" Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 5377 (1996). PDF
  50. A. Modena, Z. Najmudin, A. E. Dangor, C. E. Clayton, K. A. Marsh, C. Joshi, V. Malka, C. B. Darrow, C. Danson, D. Neely and F. N. Walsh "Electron acceleration from the breaking of relativistic plasma waves" Nature 377, 606 (1995).
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  52. R. Bingham, R. A. Cairns, A. E. Dangor, R. G. Evans, C. J. McKinstrie and W. B. Mori "Saturation of Plasma Beat Waves By Collisional Damping" Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 29, 115 (1987). PDF
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