Acceleration

Physics

Chirped pulse amplification

Laser

Optics

Laser beam quality

Ultrashort pulse

Quality (philosophy)

Pulse (music)

Computer science

Quantum mechanics

Plasma

Laser beams

Classical mechanics

Telecommunications

Detector

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

The construction of a novel user facility employing laser-driven plasma acceleration with superior beam quality will require an industrial grade, high repetition rate petawatt laser driver which is beyond existing technology. However, with the ongoing fast development of chirped pulse amplification and high average power laser technology, options can be identified depending on the envisioned laser–plasma acceleration scheme and on the time scale for construction. Here we discuss laser requirements for the EuPRAXIA infrastructure design and identify a suitable laser concepts that is likely to fulfill such requirements with a moderate development of existing technologies.

A viable laser driver for a user plasma accelerator