Progress in Laser Wakefield Acceleration with Few-Cycle Lasers

Journal Article · Thu Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3520305· OSTI ID:21428762

Veisz, Laszlo; Schmid, Karl; Sears, Chris ^[1]; Buck, Alexander; Krausz, Ferenc ^[1]; Mikhailova, Julia ^[1]; Tautz, Raphael ^[1]; Herrmann, Daniel ^[1]; Geissler, Michael ^[2]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching (Germany)
2. Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN (United Kingdom)

We present a novel method of controlled electron injection from the background plasma into a laser driven plasma wave using a {mu}m--scale density transition. Substantial quality improvements on the monoenergetic electron beam are demonstrated. Furthermore we discuss the rms transverse emittance measurement results of the generated electron bunch.

• OSTI ID: 21428762
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1299, Issue 1; Conference: 14. advanced accelerator concepts workshop, Annapolis, MD (United States), 13-19 Jun 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3520305; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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