Title :
High-brightness, stable electron beams from a laser wakefield accelerator operating in the matched regime
Author :
Banerjee, Sudeep ; Powers, Nathan ; Ramanathan, Vidya ; Smith, Nate C. ; Zhao, K. ; Shadwick, B. ; Umstadter, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
400 MeV quasi-monoenergetic electron beams are produced from a wakefield driven by 70 TW, 30 fs laser pulses. To our knowledge, these beams have the highest brightness to date from any laser accelerator, and 1-2% stability.
Keywords :
electron beams; optical pulse generation; wakefield accelerators; electron volt energy 400 MeV; laser pulses; laser wakefield accelerator; matched regime; quasimonoenergetic electron beams; stable electron beams; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma measurements; Pulse amplifiers; 020.2649 Strong field laser physics; 320.7120 Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
