Experimental results of laser Wakefield acceleration using a femtosecond terawatt laser pulse

被引：24

作者：

Kando, M ^{[1
]}

Ahn, H

Dewa, H

Kotaki, H

Ueda, T

Uesaka, M

Watanabe, T

Nakanishi, H

Ogata, A

Nakajima, K

机构：

[1] Japan Atom Energy Res Inst, Naka Ku, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191106, Japan

[2] Univ Tokyo, Nucl Engn Res Lab, Naka Ku, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan

[3] High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

[4] Hiroshima Univ, Hiroshima 7398526, Japan

来源：

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1999年 / 38卷 / 8B期

关键词：

laser wakefield; ultrahigh gradient electron acceleration; T(3) laser; self-channeling; laser-plasma accelerators; underdense plasma; electron plasma wave;

D O I：

10.1143/JJAP.38.L967

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Laser wakefield acceleration (LWA) experiments have been carried out in an underdense plasma driven by a 2 TW, 90 fs laser pulse synchronized with a 17 MeV RF linac electron injector at 10 Hz. Around optimum plasma densities for LWA, we have observed electrons accelerated to 35 MeV. Wakefield excitation has been confirmed by measuring the electron density oscillation with a frequency domain interferometer. At plasma densities higher than the optimum density, we have also observed high energy electrons over 100 MeV up to 200 MeV.

引用

页码：L967 / L969

页数：3

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