Title :
1 GeV electron beams from a laser-driven channel-guided accelerator
Author :
Toth, C. ; Nakamura, K. ; Gonsalves, A. ; Panasenko, D. ; Matlis, N. ; Geddes, C.G.R. ; Schroeder, C.B. ; Esarey, E. ; Leemans, W.P.
Author_Institution :
LOASIS Program, Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
GeV-class electron beams generated from laser wakefield accelerator with 40 TW laser pulses using a 33 mm hydrogen-based capillary discharge waveguide. Stable 0.5 GeV e-beams can produce bright radiation from THz to X-rays.
Keywords :
electron accelerators; particle beam bunching; plasma accelerators; plasma filled waveguides; plasma production by laser; wakefield accelerators; THz radiation; TW laser pulses; X-ray radiation; electron beams; electron bunches; electron volt energy 0.5 GeV; electron volt energy 1 GeV; hydrogen-based capillary discharge waveguide; laser wakefield accelerator; laser-driven channel-guided accelerator; power 40 TW; Acceleration; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Plasma x-ray sources; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers; (320.2250) Femtosecond phenomena; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
