Experimental observation of electrons accelerated in vacuum to relativistic energies by a high-intensity laser

被引：318

作者：

Malka, G

Lefebvre, E

Miquel, JL

机构：

[1] Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Limeil-Valenton, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Cedex

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1997年 / 78卷 / 17期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3314

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Free electrons have been accelerated in vacuum to MeV energies by a high-intensity subpicosecond laser pulse (10(19) W/cm(2), 300fs). The experimental data are in good agreement with the relativistic motion of electrons in a spatially and temporally finite electromagnetic field, both in terms of maximum energy and scattering angle.

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页码：3314 / 3317

页数：4

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