Simulation of electron postacceleration in a two-stage laser wakefield accelerator Export

@article{citeulike:6007624, abstract = {Electron bunches produced in self-modulated laser wakefield experiments usually have a broad energy distribution; with most electrons at low energy (1–3 MeV) and only a small fraction at high energy. We propose and investigate further acceleration of such bunches in a channel-guided resonant laser wakefield accelerator. Two-dimensional simulations with and without the effects of self-consistent beam loading are performed and compared. These results indicate that it is possible to trap about 40\% of the injected bunch charge and accelerate this fraction to an average energy of about 50 MeV in a plasma channel of a few mm.}, author = {Reitsma, A. J. W. and Leemans, W. P. and Esarey, E. and Schroeder, C. B. and Kamp, L. P. J. and Schep, T. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {6007624}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.5.051301}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v5/i5/e051301}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRSTAB/v5/i5/e051301}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.5.051301}, journal = {Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams}, keywords = {acceleration, electron, external, injection, laser, plasma, pulse, two-stage, wakefield}, month = {May}, number = {5}, pages = {051301+}, posted-at = {2009-10-25 17:28:20}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Simulation of electron postacceleration in a two-stage laser wakefield accelerator}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.5.051301}, volume = {5}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6007624 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6007624 N2 - Electron bunches produced in self-modulated laser wakefield experiments usually have a broad energy distribution; with most electrons at low energy (1–3 MeV) and only a small fraction at high energy. We propose and investigate further acceleration of such bunches in a channel-guided resonant laser wakefield accelerator. Two-dimensional simulations with and without the effects of self-consistent beam loading are performed and compared. These results indicate that it is possible to trap about 40% of the injected bunch charge and accelerate this fraction to an average energy of about 50 MeV in a plasma channel of a few mm. IS - 5 JF - Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams TI - Simulation of electron postacceleration in a two-stage laser wakefield accelerator PB - American Physical Society VL - 5 SP - 051301 KW - acceleration KW - electron KW - external KW - injection KW - laser KW - plasma KW - pulse KW - two-stage KW - wakefield AU - Reitsma, AJW AU - Leemans, WP AU - Esarey, E AU - Schroeder, CB AU - Kamp, LPJ AU - Schep, TJ PY - 2002/May// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.5.051301 ER -