Trapping and acceleration in self-modulated laser wakefields

被引：78

作者：

Esarey, E ^{[1
]}

Hafizi, B

Hubbard, R

Ting, A

机构：

[1] USN, Res Lab, Div Plasma Phys, Washington, DC 20375 USA

[2] Icarus Res Inc, Bethesda, MD 20824 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1998年 / 80卷 / 25期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5552

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Trapping of plasma electrons in the self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator via the coupling of Raman backscatter to the wake is examined analytically and with 3D test particle simulations. The trapping threshold for linear polarization is much less than for circular polarization and occurs for wake amplitudes of 25%, which is well below wave breaking. Self-channeling provides continuous focusing of the accelerated electrons, which, along with relativistic pump laser effects, can enhance the energy gain by a factor of greater than or equal to 2.

引用

页码：5552 / 5555

页数：4

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