On the possibility of a 10¹⁶ cm^-3 density, 1meter long plasma for accelerator applications

摘要

Uniform, high density plasmas on the order of a few meters inlength are needed for the next generation of plasma based particleaccelerator boosters. Such plasmas are currently beyond the state of theart. In this poster, we present the results of a feasibility study forproducing a one meter long, uniform plasma with a density of 10¹⁶ cm^-3 by laser ionization based on resonant saturation.Scaling laws relating plasma density and length, laser intensity andpulse width are found using a rate equation model developed by R.M.Measures et al. (1981). The status of initial experiments using a 30cmLi column will be presented