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Title: Spectrum bandwidth narrowing of Thomson scattering X-rays with energy chirped electron beams from laser wakefield acceleration

Abstract

We study incoherent Thomson scattering between an ultrashort laser pulse and an electron beam accelerated from a laser wakefield. The energy chirp effects of the accelerated electron beam on the final radiation spectrum bandwidth are investigated. It is found that the scattered X-ray radiation has the minimum spectrum width and highest intensity as electrons are accelerated up to around the dephasing point. Furthermore, it is proposed that the electron acceleration process inside the wakefield can be studied by use of 90° Thomson scattering. The dephasing position and beam energy chirp can be deduced from the intensity and bandwidth of the scattered radiation.

Authors:
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  1. Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22257087
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; LASERS; SPECTRA; THOMSON SCATTERING; X RADIATION

Citation Formats

Xu, Tong, Chen, Min, Li, Fei-Yu, Yu, Lu-Le, Sheng, Zheng-Ming, SUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, Zhang, Jie, and Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing 100190. Spectrum bandwidth narrowing of Thomson scattering X-rays with energy chirped electron beams from laser wakefield acceleration. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4861594.
Xu, Tong, Chen, Min, Li, Fei-Yu, Yu, Lu-Le, Sheng, Zheng-Ming, SUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, Zhang, Jie, & Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing 100190. Spectrum bandwidth narrowing of Thomson scattering X-rays with energy chirped electron beams from laser wakefield acceleration. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861594
Xu, Tong, Chen, Min, Li, Fei-Yu, Yu, Lu-Le, Sheng, Zheng-Ming, SUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, Zhang, Jie, and Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing 100190. 2014. "Spectrum bandwidth narrowing of Thomson scattering X-rays with energy chirped electron beams from laser wakefield acceleration". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861594.
@article{osti_22257087,
title = {Spectrum bandwidth narrowing of Thomson scattering X-rays with energy chirped electron beams from laser wakefield acceleration},
author = {Xu, Tong and Chen, Min and Li, Fei-Yu and Yu, Lu-Le and Sheng, Zheng-Ming and SUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG and Zhang, Jie and Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing 100190},
abstractNote = {We study incoherent Thomson scattering between an ultrashort laser pulse and an electron beam accelerated from a laser wakefield. The energy chirp effects of the accelerated electron beam on the final radiation spectrum bandwidth are investigated. It is found that the scattered X-ray radiation has the minimum spectrum width and highest intensity as electrons are accelerated up to around the dephasing point. Furthermore, it is proposed that the electron acceleration process inside the wakefield can be studied by use of 90° Thomson scattering. The dephasing position and beam energy chirp can be deduced from the intensity and bandwidth of the scattered radiation.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4861594},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22257087}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 1,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}