Title :
A plasma klystron for generating ultra-short electron bunches
Author :
Katsouleas, Thomas C. ; Clayton, C.E. ; Serafini, L. ; Pellegrini, C. ; Joshi, C. ; Dawson, J. ; Castellano, P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique for producing ultra-short electron bunches (e.g., ⩽100 fs) from a continuous electron beam using a short plasma wave section and a drift space is explored. The bunches are a fraction of a plasma wavelength long and are spaced by a plasma wavelength, making them of interest for injection into plasma accelerators or for driving a klystron-like structure to produce infrared radiation
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; collective accelerators; electron accelerators; electron beams; infrared sources; klystrons; particle beam injection; plasma devices; 100 fs; continuous electron beam; drift space; infrared radiation; injection; klystron-like structure; plasma accelerators; plasma klystron; plasma wavelength; short plasma wave section; ultrashort electron bunch generation; Cathodes; Electron beams; Klystrons; Plasma accelerators; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Radio frequency; Space exploration;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
