Title :
Energy spectra of electrons in plasma accelerators
Author :
Andreev, N.E. ; Gorbunov, L.M. ; Kuznetsov, S.V.
Author_Institution :
High Energy Density Res. Center, Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The acceleration of electrons in the fast (relativistic) plasma wave, generated, e.g., by intense laser pulse in an underdense plasma, is studied theoretically and numerically. The analytical method, developed to describe the energy spectrum of electrons accelerated in one-dimensional (1-D) plasma wave of an arbitrary form, predicts the “bunching” of electrons in the energy space for linear (harmonic) plasma wave in contrast to the nonlinear one. The results of one- and two-dimensional (2-D) numerical simulations of the resonant and nonresonant electron bunch acceleration are presented and discussed
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; collective accelerators; electron accelerators; electron beams; electron spectra; numerical analysis; plasma simulation; plasma waves; relativistic plasmas; 1D numerical simulations; 1D plasma wave; 2D numerical simulations; analytical method; electron energy spectra; electrons acceleration; fast plasma wave; intense laser pulse; nonresonant electron bunch acceleration; plasma accelerators; relativistic plasma wave; resonant electron bunch acceleration; underdense plasma; Acceleration; Electrons; Harmonic analysis; Laser theory; Numerical simulation; Optical pulse generation; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Resonance; Two dimensional displays;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
