Title :
Laser WakeField Acceleration of 170 MeV Quasi-Monoenergetic Electron Beams
Author :
Faure, Jérôme ; Glinec, Yannick ; Malka, Victor ; Pukhov, A. ; Kiselev, S. ; Gordienko, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Opt. Appliquee, CNRS, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We demonstrate the generation of high quality electron beams resulting from the interaction of ultrashort and ultraintense laser pulses with underdense plasmas. The electron energy distribution is quasi-monoenergetic and peaks at 170 MeV
Keywords :
electron accelerators; electron beams; high-speed optical techniques; plasma accelerators; plasma light propagation; wakefield accelerators; 170 MeV; electron beam generation; electron energy distribution; laser wakefield acceleration; laser-plasma interaction; monoenergetic electron beams; Acceleration; Electron beams; Laser beams; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549180
