Reflection of an electron beam by femtosecond light waves

被引:16
作者
Balykin, VI [1 ]
Subbotin, MV [1 ]
Letokhov, VS [1 ]
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[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI, INST SPECT, TROITSK 142092, RUSSIA
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10.1016/0030-4018(96)00137-X
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We consider the reflection of electrons by an evanescent wave formed due to the total internal reflection of ultrashort laser pulses from a dielectric-vacuum interface. It is shown that a small value of the cross-section for interaction of electrons with the laser beam can be compensated for by a high intensity of the femtosecond laser pulses. Numerical estimation shows that the duration of the reflected electron pulses may be as short as 100 fs.
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