Title :
Wakefield Acceleration of Quasi-Monoenergetic 200 MeV Electrons in Nitrogen and Helium Gas Targets
Author :
Chen, Z.L. ; Tsui, Y.Y. ; Naseri, N. ; Rozmus, W. ; Fedosejevs, R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton
Abstract :
Quasi-monoenergetic electron beams of energies over 200 MeV with high flux are generated from both nitrogen and helium gas with a modest laser power of 6.5 TW. 2D PIC simulations are in progress to compare to experiments.
Keywords :
electron beams; helium; nitrogen; plasma light propagation; 2D PIC simulations; He; N; electron volt energy 200 MeV; laser electron acceleration; laser-plasma interaction; power 6.5 TW; quasimonoenergetic electron beams; wakefield acceleration; Acceleration; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Helium; Laser modes; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma simulation; Power lasers;
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.2007.4453408
