Title :
Laser-driven cyclotron autoresonance accelerator
Author :
Wang, Changbiao ; Hirshfïeld, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Theory is developed for the cyclotron autoresonance acceleration of electrons in a gently-focused Gaussian laser beam and a gently tapered axial magnetic field. Numerical simulation shows, for example, acceleration from 50 MeV to 178 MeV over a distance of 148 cm, using a 10.6 μm CO2 laser with a minimum spot size of 0.1 cm
Keywords :
collective accelerators; cyclotron resonance; electron accelerators; laser beam effects; 148 cm; 50 to 178 MeV; gently tapered axial magnetic field; gently-focused Gaussian laser beam; laser-driven cyclotron autoresonance accelerator; Acceleration; Cyclotrons; Diffraction; Electrons; Magnetic fields; Optical refraction; Physics; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5573-3
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1999.792393
