Title :
GeV electron beams from a laser-plasma accelerator
Author :
Schroeder, C.B. ; Toth, Cs ; Nagler, B. ; Gonsalves, A.J. ; Nakamura, K. ; Geddes, C.G.R. ; Esarey, E. ; Hooker, S.M. ; Leemans, W.P.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., CA
Abstract :
High-quality electron beams with up to 1 GeV energy have been generated by a laser-driven plasma-based accelerator by guiding a 40 TW peak power laser pulse in a 3.3 cm long gas-filled capillary discharge waveguide
Keywords :
electron accelerators; laser beam applications; plasma accelerators; plasma light propagation; 3.3 cm; 40 TW; electron beam; gas-filled capillary discharge waveguide; laser pulse; laser-plasma accelerator; plasma density; Acceleration; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Optical pulse generation; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Power generation; Power lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278757
