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Proof-of-principle experiments of laser wakefield acceleration using a 1 ps 10 TW Nd:glass laser
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1995
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EngineeringLaser SciencePs 10Laser-plasma InteractionLaser PhysicsLaser ApplicationsLaser Plasma PhysicSuper-intense LasersHigh-power LasersLaser Plasma PhysicsGlass LaserPhotonicsLaser Wakefield AccelerationPhysicsRelativistic Laser-matter InteractionLaser Beam PropagationParticle Beam PhysicsApplied PhysicsTest ParticlesHigh-energy LasersIntense Laser ImpactParticle Accelerator
The principle of laser wakefield particle acceleration was tested by a Nd:glass laser with a power of up to 10 TW and a pulse‐duration of 1 ps. Electrons with 1 MeV/c momentum emitted from a solid target by an intense laser impact were used as test particles. The corresponding field gradient achieved was 1.7 GeV/m in the linear regime and 30 GeV/m in the nonlinear, self‐modulation regime. The results are consistent with simulations.