Title :
X-ray emission from laser-accelerated electrons and its use as diagnostic of laser-plasma interaction
Author :
Corde, S. ; Thaury, C. ; Ta Phuoc, K. ; Lifschitz, A. ; Lehe, R. ; Guillaume, E. ; Lambert, G. ; Rousse, A. ; Malka, V.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Opt. Appl., ENSTA ParisTech, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
X-ray radiation emitted by electrons during their acceleration in a laser-plasma accelerator was used to evidence two distincts self-injection mechanisms (longitudinal and transverse) and to identify one source of angular-momentum growth in laser-plasma accelerators.
Keywords :
angular momentum; plasma accelerators; plasma light propagation; X-ray emission; angular-momentum; laser-accelerated electrons; laser-plasma accelerator; laser-plasma interaction; self-injection mechanisms; Acceleration; Cavity resonators; Electron beams; Laser applications; Laser beams; Laser stability; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
