Title :
Optical bunching of relativistic electrons for injection into a GeV plasma beatwave accelerator
Author :
Gordon, D. ; Clayton, C.E. ; Mori, W.B. ; Joshi, C. ; Katsouleas, T.
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A proposed GeV plasma beatwave accelerator (PBWA) requires a high power 1 μm laser running on two frequencies. The vacuum interaction between such a laser and a relativistic electron beam is one mechanism whereby the electrons can be bunched such that when injected into the PBWA they occupy only small regions of phase situated at the peaks of the accelerating field. This is exactly what is required to obtain a high quality beam from the accelerator. We outline the details of this scheme
Keywords :
collective accelerators; electron accelerators; particle beam bunching; particle beam injection; 1 GeV; electron bunch; plasma beatwave accelerator; relativistic electrons; Acceleration; Electron beams; Electron optics; Frequency; Laser beams; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749804
