Electron Acceleration in Nd-Laser Plasma Beat-Wave Experiments
- 26 June 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 74 (26) , 5220-5223
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.74.5220
Abstract
An electron beam has been accelerated in a plasma wave generated by the laser beat-wave method. The beating of two Nd-laser pulses at wavelengths close to 1 m creates a relativistic plasma wave in a deuterium plasma. Electrons injected at an energy of 3 MeV are observed to be accelerated up to 3.7 MeV after the plasma. The energy gain is compatible with a peak electric field of the order of 0.6 GV/m, in agreement with model predictions. The experimental setup and the main results are presented.
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