Proton acceleration in plasma waves produced by backward Raman scattering

Authors
Masuda, S Katsouleas, T Ogata, A
Citation
S. Masuda et al., Proton acceleration in plasma waves produced by backward Raman scattering, NUCL INST A, 455(1), 2000, pp. 172-175
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
455
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
172 - 175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20001121)455:1<172:PAIPWP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This paper proposes a new method for proton acceleration. A slow plasma wav e produced by backward Raman scattering captures the injected protons. Dens ity gradient of the plasma enables the wave-phase velocity to increase as t he proton test beams are accelerated. Preliminary results of PIC simulation s of the backward scattering and proton acceleration in a uniform plasma ar e presented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.