Title :
Observation of Monoenergetic Relativistic Electron Beams from Intense Laser - Plasma Interactions
Author :
Mangles, S.P.D. ; Murphy, C.D. ; Najmudin, Z. ; Thomas, A.G.R. ; Walton, B.R. ; Dangor, A.E. ; Krushelnick, K. ; Foster, P.S. ; Hooker, C.J. ; Langley, A. ; Collier, J. ; Norreys, P.A. ; Gallacher, J. ; Viskup, R. ; Jarosynski, D.A. ; Mori, W.B. ; Tsung,
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London
Abstract :
We report the observation of monoenergetic electron beams (dE/E<5%) produced by the interaction of a 12TW, 40fs laser pulse with underdense plasma, in contrast to all previous experiments, which produced energy spreads ~100%
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; plasma accelerators; plasma light propagation; relativistic electron beams; relativistic plasmas; 12 TW; 40 fs; electron beam production; laser-plasma interaction; relativistic electron beam; Acceleration; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser beams; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549179
