Energy-angle correlation of electrons accelerated by laser beam in vacuum
- Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 (China)
The correlation between the outgoing energy and the scattering angle of electrons accelerated by a laser beam in vacuum has been investigated. Essentially, the single-valued function of the correlation, derived from classical electrodynamics Compton scattering for a plane wave, is broadened to a band. It means electrons with the same outgoing energy will have an angular spread. An equation to describe this correlation has been derived. Dependence of the spread width of scattering angle on laser beam parameters is examined, and physical explanations of these features are given. The results are found to be consistent with the simulation results for a proposed vacuum laser acceleration scheme: the capture and acceleration scenario.
- OSTI ID:
- 20634287
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 85, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1798391; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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