Title :
Attosecond electron bunches from laser wakefield accelerators
Author :
Luttikhof, M.J.H. ; Khachatryan, A.G. ; van Goor, F.A. ; Boller, K.-J.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Femtosecond electron bunches with ultra-relativistic energies were recently generated by laser wakefield accelerators. Here we predict that such accelerators can generate stable attosecond bunches, due to betatron phase mixing within a femtosecond electron bunch.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; particle beam bunching; wakefield accelerators; attosecond electron bunches; betatron phase mixing; femtosecond electron bunches; laser wakefield accelerators; Acceleration; Electron accelerators; Frequency; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Physics; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Space charge;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
