DocumentCode
777367
Title
Generation of high-energy electrons in a double gas jet and laser wakefield acceleration
Author
Kaganovich, Dmitri ; Ting, Antonio C. ; Gordon, Daniel F. ; Jones, Theodore G. ; Zigler, Arie ; Hubbard, Richard F. ; Sprangle, Philip
Author_Institution
Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab, Washington, DC, USA
Volume
33
Issue
2
fYear
2005
fDate
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
735
Lastpage
738
Abstract
High-energy electrons were generated by the synchronized interaction of a 2-TW laser beam with a nitrogen gas jet and a 10-TW laser beam with helium gas jet. The jets centers are separated by 0.5 mm distance and the propagation of the lasers are collinear. Plasma electrons were trapped and accelerated by the wakefields generated in the gas jet plasmas to above 20 MeV.
Keywords
helium; nitrogen; plasma accelerators; plasma jets; plasma light propagation; wakefield accelerators; 0.5 mm; 10 TW; 2 TW; He; N; collinear laser propagation; double gas jet plasmas; electron acceleration; electron traps; helium; laser wakefield acceleration; nitrogen; plasma electrons; Acceleration; Electron traps; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser theory; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Electron accelerators; lasers; plasmas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2005.844611
Filename
1420614
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