Coherent Electron Acceleration by Subcycle Laser Pulses
- 28 April 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 78 (17) , 3310-3313
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.78.3310
Abstract
Analytic three dimensional solutions for electromagnetic waves correct even for subcyclic pulses have been obtained. It is demonstrated analytically and via 1–2/2 dimensional PIC (particle in cell) simulations that the irradiation of an intense subcyclic pulse on a thin plasma layer gives rise to a pickup of all plasma electrons on the spot, accelerates them over a small distance, and leads to a short, coherent, and ultracold electron beam.Keywords
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