ELECTRON ACCELERATION IN ND-LASER PLASMA BEAT-WAVE EXPERIMENTS

被引:95
作者
AMIRANOFF, F
BERNARD, D
CROS, B
JACQUET, F
MATTHIEUSSENT, G
MINE, P
MORA, P
MORILLO, J
MOULIN, F
SPECKA, AE
STENZ, C
机构
[1] ECOLE POLYTECH,COMMISS ENERGIE ATOM,ETUDE SOLIDES IRRADIES SECT,F-91128 PALAISEAU,FRANCE
[2] ECOLE POLYTECH,IN2P3,PHYS NUCL & HAUTES ENERGIES LAB,CNRS,F-91128 PALAISEAU,FRANCE
[3] UNIV PARIS 11,PHYS GAZ & PLASMAS LAB,CNRS,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
[4] ECOLE POLYTECH,CNRS,CTR PHYS THEOR,F-91128 PALAISEAU,FRANCE
[5] UNIV ORLEANS,CNRS,RECH ENERGET MILIEUX IONISES GRP,F-45000 ORLEANS,FRANCE
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.5220
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
An electron beam has been accelerated in a plasma wave generated by the laser beat-wave method. The beating of two Nd-laser pulses at wavelengths close to 1 μm creates a relativistic plasma wave in a deuterium plasma. Electrons injected at an energy of 3 MeV are observed to be accelerated up to 3.7 MeV after the plasma. The energy gain is compatible with a peak electric field of the order of 0.6 GV/m, in agreement with model predictions. The experimental setup and the main results are presented. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:5220 / 5223
页数:4
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