Scaling laws for direct laser acceleration in a radiation-reaction dominated regime

0535740 - FZÚ 2021 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Jirka, Martin - Vranic, M. - Grismayer, T. - Silva, L.O.
Scaling laws for direct laser acceleration in a radiation-reaction dominated regime.
New Journal of Physics. Roč. 22, č. 8 (2020), s. 1-20, č. článku 083058. ISSN 1367-2630. E-ISSN 1367-2630
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA18-09560S; GA MŠMT LQ1606; GA MŠMT EF15_003/0000449
Grant - others:OP VVV - HiFi(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000449
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : ultra-intense laser * particle acceleration * radiation reaction * direct laser acceleration * laser-plasma interaction
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 3.732, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Open access

Process between betatron motion and electron oscillations in the laser field. Our study encompasses analytical description, test-particle calculations and two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. We show single-stage electron acceleration to multi-GeV energies within a 0.5 mm-long channel and provide guidelines how to obtain energies beyond 10 GeV using optimal initial configurations. We present the required conditions in a form of explicit analytical scaling laws that can be applied to plan the future electron acceleration experiments.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0313684