Title :
High field gradient for electron acceleration and ultra-short electron pulse formation
Author :
Kaplan, A.E. ; Pokrovsky, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
We demonstrate possibility of multi-MeV electron acceleration and ultra-short electron bunch formation in the most basic ldquotransverserdquo geometry of an electron beam and tightly focused laser beam whereby the beams propagate normally to each other.
Keywords :
electron beams; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical focusing; particle beam bunching; electron acceleration; high field gradient; tightly focused laser beam; ultrashort electron bunch formation; ultrashort electron pulse formation; Acceleration; Electron beams; Free electron lasers; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Particle beams; Power lasers; (190.7110) Lasers and laser optics; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628827
