Title :
Diffraction of electron pulses generated in a laser-wakefield accelerator at 0.5 kHz
Author :
Zhaohan He ; Thomas, Abu ; Beaurepaire, Benoit ; Nees, John ; Hou, Bin ; Malka, V. ; Krushelnick, Karl ; Faure, Julien
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate electron diffraction from a polycrystalline aluminum foil sample using 100 keV electron bunches generated from laser-driven plasma wakefield. Our proof-of-principle experiment shows the potential of high repetition rate, low energy electron pulses from laser wakefield accelerators for ultrafast electron diffraction applications.
Keywords :
aluminium; electron diffraction; foils; particle beam bunching; wakefield accelerators; Al; electron bunches; electron pulse generation; electron volt energy 100 keV; frequency 0.5 kHz; laser-driven plasma wakefield; laser-wakefield accelerator; low energy electron pulses; polycrystalline aluminum foil sample; repetition rate; ultrafast electron diffraction applications; Diffraction; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Optical diffraction; Solenoids; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
