Mewes, S. M., Boyle, G. J., Pousa, A. Ferran et al. (7 more authors) (2023) Demonstration of tunability of HOFI waveguides via start-to-end simulations. Physical Review Research. 033112. ISSN 2643-1564
Abstract
In recent years, hydrodynamic optical-field-ionized (HOFI) channels have emerged as a promising technique to create laser waveguides suitable for guiding tightly focused laser pulses in a plasma, as needed for laser-plasma accelerators. While experimental advances in HOFI channels continue to be made, the underlying mechanisms and the roles of the main parameters remain largely unexplored. In this paper, we propose a start-to-end simulation pipeline of the HOFI channel formation and the resulting laser guiding and use it to explore the underlying physics and the tunability of HOFI channels. This approach is benchmarked against experimental measurements. HOFI channels are shown to feature excellent guiding properties over a wide range of parameters, making them a promising and tunable waveguide option for laser-plasma accelerators.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © 2023 authors. Published by the American Physical Society. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 Aug 2024 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 00:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.033112 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.033112 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:216198 |
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