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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453407
