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Characterization of electron beams produced by ultrashort (30 fs) laser pulses
Abstract : Detailed measurements of electron spectra and charges from the interaction of 10 Hz, 600 mJ laser pulses in the relativistic regime with a gas jet have been done over a wide range of intensities (10^18–2×10^19 W/cm^2) and electron densities (1.5×10^18–1.5×10^20 cm^−3), from the “classical laser wakefield regime” to the “self-modulated laser wakefield” regime. In the best case the maximum electron energy reaches 70 MeV. It increases at lower electron densities and higher laser intensities. A total charge of 8 nC was measured. The presented simulation results indicate that the electrons are accelerated mainly by relativistic plasma waves, and, to some extent, by direct laser acceleration.
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Submitted on : Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 6:22:51 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 11:16:03 AM
Contributor : Thuy Le <>
Submitted on : Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 6:22:51 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 11:16:03 AM