Electron bunch acceleration in the wake wave breaking regime
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Plasma Physics Reports
- Vol. 32 (4) , 263-281
Abstract
Results are presented from theoretical analysis and 2D PIC simulations of electron acceleration in a breaking wake plasma wave generated by a short intense laser pulse during its interaction with a finite-length underdense plasma layer. The high energy electron energy spectrum and transverse emittance are obtained. It is shown that, for laser pulse lengths above the plasma wake wavelength, the wakefield-accelerated electrons are further accelerated by the electromagnetic wave.Keywords
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