Title :
Electron and Ion Acceleration in the Bubble Regime
Author :
Shen, Baifei ; Li, Yuelin ; Cary, John
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of High Field Laser Phys., Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Shanghai
Abstract :
Electron and proton trapping and acceleration by an electron bubble in laser interaction with plasma are investigated by using three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. A nanowire is used to initialize the wave-breaking. Protons can be efficiently accelerated if the plasma consists mainly of heavier ions such as tritium.
Keywords :
electron accelerators; ion accelerators; laser beam effects; nanowires; plasma production by laser; plasma simulation; electron acceleration; electron bubble regime; ion acceleration; laser-plasma interaction; nanowire; proton trapping; three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations; wave-breaking process; Acceleration; Electron traps; Laboratories; Optical pulses; Particle accelerators; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391147
