Title :
THz modulation of relativistic electrons using a vacuum laser beat-wave
Author :
Tochitsky, S.Ya. ; Sung, C. ; Reiche, S. ; Rosenzweig, J.B. ; Pellegrini, C. ; Joshi, C.
Author_Institution :
Neptune laboratory, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Physics, UCLA, 405 Hilgard avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Abstract :
It is proposed to modulate electrons longitudinally by the ponderomotive force of a CO2 laser beat-wave. For the 9.3 and 10.6 ¿tm laser lines, the beam injected into the undulator radiates at ~ 77 ¿m.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Electron beams; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Undulators;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431188
