Title :
Acceleration of electrons from rest to GeV energies by intense transverse magnetic laser pulses in free space
Author :
Varin, Charles ; Piché, Michel ; Porras, Miguel A.
Author_Institution :
Centre d´´Optique, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
We show that electrons can be accelerated from rest by the longitudinal electric field of an intense TM01 optical pulse. Numerical simulations predict net energy gains in the GeV range for laser intensities reaching 1022 W/cm2.
Keywords :
electron sources; laser beam effects; laser beams; numerical analysis; relativistic electron beams; TM01 optical pulse; electron acceleration; laser intensity; longitudinal electric field; transverse magnetic laser pulse; Acceleration; Electron beams; Gaussian processes; Laser beams; Laser theory; Numerical simulation; Optical pulses; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549289