Title :
Attosecond electron pulses from a free space laser acceleration scheme
Author :
Varin, Charles ; Piché, Michel
Author_Institution :
Centre d´´Opt., Photonique et Laser, Laval, QC
Abstract :
Numerical solutions of the time-dependent three-dimensional Maxwell-Lorentz equations show that relativistic attosecond electron pulses are produced when a compact electron cloud is accelerated by a multi-terawatt ultrafast TM01 laser beam.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; optical pulse generation; attosecond electron pulses; free space laser acceleration; multi terawatt; time dependent 3D Maxwell-Lorentz equations; ultrafast TM01 laser beam; Acceleration; Clouds; EMP radiation effects; Electron beams; Erbium; Extraterrestrial phenomena; Laser beams; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Particle beams; (000.2690) General physics; (270.6620) Strong-field processes; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628443
