Laser-driven plasma-based accelerators, which are capable of supporting fields in excess of
100 GV∕ m, are reviewed. This includes the laser wakefield accelerator, the plasma beat …

The advent of ultraintense laser pulses generated by the technique of chirped pulse
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …

This book represents the first comprehensive treatment of the subject, covering the
theoretical principles, present experimental status and important applications of short-pulse …

ELECTRONS in a plasma undergo collective wave-like oscillations near the plasma
frequency. These plasma waves can have a range of wavelengths and hence a range of …

A regime of the plasma wave-field accelerator (PWFA) is proposed, in which a high-intensity
electron beam is used to excite extremely nonlinear, transverse motion-dominated plasma …

We present analytical results and computer simulations of the nonlinear evolution of wake
field waves in inhomogeneous plasmas. The wake wave break that occurs due to the …

The interaction between high-intensity, ultrashort laser pulses and plasmas leads to the
emission of coherent, short-pulse radiation at terahertz frequencies. In this work we discuss …

A new scheme for plasma electron injection into an acceleration phase of a plasma wake
field is presented. In this scheme, a single, short electron pulse travels through an …

A finite-width laser pulse of high intensity propagating in an underdense plasma excites a
transversely inhomogeneous, finite amplitude wakefield. This wake wave undergoes a …

The nonlinear optics of plasmas at relativistic intensities are analyzed using only the
physically intuitive processes of longitudinal bunching of laser energy, transverse focusing …