Laser Acceleration of Electrons

Experiment and theory are used to study laser wakefields and relativistic nonlinear optics.
The New York Times: Science Times, April 2, 1996

Self-Modulated and Self-Guided Wakefields

A laser propagating in a relativistically self-guided channel generates a self-modulated wakefield, similar to a wave in the ocean but instead in a plasma.

Resonantly Driven Wakefields

A plasma wave is resonantly driven by an optimized train of laser pulses.

Laser Injection

Electrons are injected and accelerated all-optically.

Particle Code Simulations

Fully relativistic numerical codes simulate the interaction physics.