• DocumentCode
    2654994
  • Title

    Acceleration of electrons from rest to GeV energies by intense transverse magnetic laser pulses in free space

  • Author

    Varin, Charles ; Piché, Michel ; Porras, Miguel A.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre d´´Optique, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1807
  • Abstract
    We show that electrons can be accelerated from rest by the longitudinal electric field of an intense TM01 optical pulse. Numerical simulations predict net energy gains in the GeV range for laser intensities reaching 1022 W/cm2.
  • Keywords
    electron sources; laser beam effects; laser beams; numerical analysis; relativistic electron beams; TM01 optical pulse; electron acceleration; laser intensity; longitudinal electric field; transverse magnetic laser pulse; Acceleration; Electron beams; Gaussian processes; Laser beams; Laser theory; Numerical simulation; Optical pulses; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Structural beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549289
  • Filename
    1549289
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2654994