Title :
Acceleration of electrons by moving intensity minima of laser fields with dynamic superposition
Author :
Cicchitelli, Lorenzo ; Hora, Heinrich
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Theor. Phys., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
fDate :
10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The question of how the trapping and moving of electrons in the intensity minima is possible is addressed. It has been asked whether the electrons are not slipping through the standing wave field or the accelerated intensity minima if one would follow up the individual quiver motion of the electrons instead of the time averaged nonlinear forces. In order to demonstrate that the electrons are not slipping through the electromagnetic field according to the time averaged nonlinear force, a detailed numerical calculation is performed. A complicated differential equation problem is then solved. The results agree with the otherwise expected time averaged nonlinear force description, and no slipping through or other unexpected mechanisms occur
Keywords :
electron beams; laser beam effects; accelerated intensity minima; differential equation problem; dynamic superposition; electron acceleration; electron acceleration by lasers; electron trapping; laser fields; moving intensity minima; quiver motion; standing wave field; time averaged nonlinear force; Acceleration; Electron beams; Electron emission; Electron optics; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Plasma accelerators;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of