# Laser Wakefield Accelerators

## TL;DR

This paper analyzes the behavior of non-linear plasma wakefields generated by lasers, exploring how non-linearity and laser guiding influence the acceleration process in laser wakefield accelerators.

## Contribution

It provides a detailed solution to 1D wakefield equations at various non-linearity levels and investigates laser guiding effects to enhance interaction length.

## Key findings

- Non-linear effects significantly alter wakefield structure.
- Laser guiding can extend the effective acceleration length.
- Understanding non-linearity improves accelerator design.

## Abstract

The one-dimensional wakefield generation equations are solved for increasing levels of non-linearity, to demonstrate how they contribute to the overall behaviour of a non-linear wakefield in a plasma. The effect of laser guiding is also studied as a way to increase the interaction length of a laser wakefield accelerator.