Plasma channels produced by a laser-triggered high-voltage discharge

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2003 Sep;68(3 Pt 2):035402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.68.035402. Epub 2003 Sep 26.

Abstract

A plasma waveguide scheme for high-intensity laser guiding with densities and lengths suitable for laser-plasma particle accelerators is presented. This scheme uses a laser-triggered high-voltage discharge, presents negligible jitter, allows full access to the plasma, and can be scaled to large distances. Experimental results showing the feasibility of this scheme are presented.