Proton laser accelerator by means of the inverse free electron laser mechanism

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6504606· OSTI ID:6504606

Zakowicz, W

The inverse free electron laser accelerator is considered to be a potential high gradient electron accelerator. In this accelerator electrons oscillating in the magnetic field of a wiggler can gain energy from a strong laser beam propagating collinearly. The same mechanism of acceleration can work for protons and all other heavier particles. One can expect that the proton acceleration will be less effective, as it is more difficult to wiggle a heavier particle. It is indeed so, but this less efficient coupling of the proton and laser beam is partly compensated by the negligible radiative losses. These losses impose restrictions on the electron acceleration above 100 Gev. 6 references, 2 figures.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6504606
• Report Number(s): BNL-35084; ON: DE85000231
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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