ENERGY MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRONS SUBMITTED TO AN ULTRASTRONG LASER FIELD

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作者
MONOT, P
AUGUSTE, T
LOMPRE, LA
MAINFRAY, G
MANUS, C
机构
[1] Service des Photons, Atomes et Molécules, Centre d'Etudes de Saclay
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1232
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report a new experimental situation where the main contribution to the energy of electrons submitted to an ultrastrong laser field is given by the ponderomotive force. Electrons released from a low-density gas medium with energies up to 5 keV have been detected, which is far above the energy acquired during the ionization process. Numerical simulations of the electron trajectories are in good agreement with the experimental results.
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页码:1232 / 1235
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