Three electron beams from a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator and the energy apportioning question

0478410 - FZÚ 2018 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Yang, X. - Brunetti, E. - Gil, D.R. - Welsh, G.H. - Li, F.Y. - Cipiccia, S. - Ersfeld, B. - Grant, D.W. - Grant, P.A. - Islam, M.R. - Tooley, M.P. - Vieux, Grégory - Wiggins, S.M. - Sheng, Z.M. - Jaroszynski, D.A.
Three electron beams from a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator and the energy apportioning question.
Scientific Reports. Roč. 7, Mar (2017), s. 1-7, č. článku 43910. ISSN 2045-2322. E-ISSN 2045-2322
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF15_008/0000162; GA MŠMT LQ1606
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) 654148 - LASERLAB-EUROPE
Grant - others:ELI Beamlines(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_008/0000162
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : relativistic electrons * driven * radiation * wake * dosimetry * regime * code
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 4.122, year: 2017

Laser-wakefield accelerators are compact devices capable of delivering ultra-short electron bunches with pC-level charge and MeV-GeV energy by exploiting the ultra-high electric fields arising from the interaction of intense laser pulses with plasma. We show experimentally and through numerical simulations that a high-energy electron beam is produced simultaneously with two stable lower-energy beams that are ejected in oblique and counter-propagating directions, typically carrying off 5-10% of the initial laser energy.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0274532