Title :
Laser wakefield acceleration in the first plasma wave period
Author :
Mangles, S.P.D. ; Thomas, A.G.R. ; Kaluza, M.C. ; Najmudin, Z. ; Dangor, A.E. ; Krushelnick, K. ; Lundh, O. ; Lindau, F. ; Wahlstrom, C.-G.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
Beam profile measurements of laser-wakefield accelerated electrons reveal that the electrons are accelerated within the first wave period of the plasma wave.
Keywords :
electron accelerators; electron beams; plasma accelerators; plasma density; plasma light propagation; wakefield accelerators; electron beam profile measurement; laser wakefield accelerated electron; plasma density; plasma wave period; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Optical pulses; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma waves; Polarization; 320.7090; 350.5400;
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.2006.4628828
