Near-GeV-Energy Laser-Wakefield Acceleration of Self-Injected Electrons in a Centimeter-Scale Plasma Channel Export

@article{citeulike:2628464, abstract = {The first three-dimensional; particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of laser-wakefield acceleration of self-injected electrons in a 0.84 cm long plasma channel are reported. The frequency evolution of the initially 50 fs (FWHM) long laser pulse by photon interaction with the wake followed by plasma dispersion enhances the wake which eventually leads to self-injection of electrons from the channel wall. This first bunch of electrons remains spatially highly localized. Its phase space rotation due to slippage with respect to the wake leads to a monoenergetic bunch of electrons with a central energy of 0.26 GeV after 0.55 cm propagation. At later times; spatial bunching of the laser enhances the acceleration of a second bunch of electrons to energies up to 0.84 GeV before the laser pulse intensity is significantly reduced.}, author = {Tsung, F. S. and Narang, Ritesh and Mori, W. B. and Joshi, C. and Fonseca, R. A. and Silva, L. O.}, citeulike-article-id = {2628464}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.185002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v93/i18/e185002}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v93/i18/e185002}, day = {27}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.185002}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {3d, acceleration, bunch, channel, electron, laser, particle-in-cell, pic, plasma, self-injection, simulation, wakefield}, month = {October}, number = {18}, pages = {185002+}, posted-at = {2009-11-12 15:29:25}, priority = {4}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Near-GeV-Energy Laser-Wakefield Acceleration of Self-Injected Electrons in a Centimeter-Scale Plasma Channel}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.185002}, volume = {93}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2628464 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2628464 N2 - The first three-dimensional; particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of laser-wakefield acceleration of self-injected electrons in a 0.84 cm long plasma channel are reported. The frequency evolution of the initially 50 fs (FWHM) long laser pulse by photon interaction with the wake followed by plasma dispersion enhances the wake which eventually leads to self-injection of electrons from the channel wall. This first bunch of electrons remains spatially highly localized. Its phase space rotation due to slippage with respect to the wake leads to a monoenergetic bunch of electrons with a central energy of 0.26 GeV after 0.55 cm propagation. At later times; spatial bunching of the laser enhances the acceleration of a second bunch of electrons to energies up to 0.84 GeV before the laser pulse intensity is significantly reduced. IS - 18 JF - Physical Review Letters TI - Near-GeV-Energy Laser-Wakefield Acceleration of Self-Injected Electrons in a Centimeter-Scale Plasma Channel PB - American Physical Society VL - 93 SP - 185002 KW - 3d KW - acceleration KW - bunch KW - channel KW - electron KW - laser KW - particle-in-cell KW - pic KW - plasma KW - self-injection KW - simulation KW - wakefield AU - Tsung, FS AU - Narang, Ritesh AU - Mori, WB AU - Joshi, C AU - Fonseca, RA AU - Silva, LO PY - 2004/10/27/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.185002 ER -