OPTICAL DESIGN AND MODELING OF THE FIRST PICOSECOND TERAWATT CO_2 LASER AT THE BNL ATF

摘要

The Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility puts the first terawatt picosecond CO_2 laser PITER I in line for experiments on strong laser field interaction with the relativistic electron beam. We report on modeling and optical design of PITER I that enable a high quality laser beam required for such experiments.