Evidence of photon acceleration by laser wake fields

Murphy, C.D. and Trines, R. and Vieira, J. and Reitsma, A.J.W. and Bingham, R. and Collier, J.L. and Divall, E.J. and Foster, P.S. and Viskup, R. and Jaroszynski, D.A. and Gallacher, J.G. (2006) Evidence of photon acceleration by laser wake fields. Physics of Plasmas, 13 (3). 033108-1-033108-8. ISSN 1070-664X (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2178650)

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Abstract

Photon acceleration is the phenomenon whereby a light wave changes color when propagating through a medium whose index of refraction changes in time. This concept can be used to describe the spectral changes experienced by electromagnetic waves when they propagate in spatially and temporally varying plasmas. In this paper the detection of a large-amplitude laser-driven wake field is reported for the first time, demonstrating photon acceleration. Several features characteristic of photon acceleration in wake fields, such as splitting of the main spectral peak and asymmetries between the blueshift and redshift for large shifts, have been observed. The experiment is modeled using both a novel photon-kinetic code and a three-dimensional particle-in-cell code. In addition to the wide-ranging applications in the field of compact particle accelerators, the concept of wave kinetics can be applied to understanding phenomena in nonlinear optics, space physics, and fusion energy research.

ORCID iDs

Murphy, C.D., Trines, R., Vieira, J., Reitsma, A.J.W., Bingham, R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-7635, Collier, J.L., Divall, E.J., Foster, P.S., Viskup, R., Jaroszynski, D.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3006-5492 and Gallacher, J.G.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:17248
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    March 2006
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    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
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    Date deposited:12 Apr 2010 13:25
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 09:18
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