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Laser Wakefield Electron Acceleration: A Novel Approach Employing Supersonic Microjets and Few-Cycle Laser Pulses

By Karl Schmid (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642199496, 9783642199493
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-19950-9
ISSN
2190-5053
Google Books ID
_LvhWLpkiEgC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3719677 bytes)
Series
Springer Theses
Edition
1
Pages
166\179
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Beam Physics;OpticsOptoelectronicsPlasma Physics;Particle Acceleration and DetectionPlasmonics and Optical Devices

Description

This thesis covers the few-cycle laser-driven acceleration of electrons in a laser-generated plasma. This process, known as laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA), relies on strongly driven plasma waves for the generation of accelerating gradients in the vicinity of several 100 GV/m, a value four orders of magnitude larger than that attainable by conventional accelerators. This thesis demonstrates that laser pulses with an ultrashort duration of 8 fs and a peak power of 6 TW allow the production of electron energies up to 50 MeV via LWFA. The special properties of laser accelerated electron pulses, namely the ultrashort pulse duration, the high brilliance, and the high charge density, open up new possibilities in many applications of these electron beams.

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