DocumentCode
3019904
Title
Injection of electrons into plasma waves by colliding laser pulses into an underdense plasma
Author
Faure, Jérôme ; Rechatin, Clement ; Norlin, Andreas ; Lifschitz, Agusting ; Malka, Victor
Author_Institution
CNRS, Palaiseau
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Controlled injection of electrons into a laser-plasma accelerator is achieved by colliding two counterpropagating laser pulses into a plasma. It results in monoenergetic, high quality, stable and tuneable electron beams (from 15 to 300 MeV).
Keywords
plasma accelerators; plasma light propagation; plasma waves; colliding laser pulses; controlled electron injection; counterpropagating laser pulses; electron volt energy 15 MeV to 300 MeV; laser-plasma accelerator; plasma waves; underdense plasma; Colliding beam accelerators; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma stability; Plasma waves; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453407
Filename
4453407
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