Longitudinally Polarised Terahertz Radiation for Relativistic Particle Acceleration

• Main Author: Cliffe, Matthew. J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Particle acceleration.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Applied and Technical Physics.

This book elaborates on the acceleration of charged particles with ultrafast terahertz electromagnetic radiation. It paves the way for new, and improves many aspects of current, accelerator applications. These include providing shorter electron bunches for ultrafast time-resolved pump-probe spectros...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Background Theory
• Experimental Apparatus
• Radiation Propagation Simulation
• ALICE Energy Modulation Induced by Terahertz Reaction (AEMITR)
• Generation of Longitudinally Polarised Terahertz Radiation with a Photoconductive Antenna
• Generation of Longitudinally Polarised Terahertz Radiation in Non-Linear Optical Crystals
• Conclusions and Future Work.