Enhanced direct laser vacuum acceleration of a charged particle in crossing plane-wave laser beams

Journal Article · Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2015V045N09ABEH015536· OSTI ID:22551188

Lin, H; Liu, C P; Wang, C; Shen, B F ^[1]

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1. State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, P. O. Box 800-211, Shanghai 201800 (China)

Strict theory shows that in the field of two laser beams crossing in vacuum with a phase delay π/2, a unique dynamics of the electron is observed. Unlike a single-beam case in which the velocity component along the laser magnetic field is always zero, the electron motion in the case of crossing beams is completely three-dimensional and hence a larger maximum value of the relativistic factor Γ, i.e. acceleration of an electron to larger energies, can be achieved. (laser acceleration of electrons)

• OSTI ID: 22551188
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 45, Issue 9; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ACCELERATION
CHARGED PARTICLES
ELECTRONS
LASERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PHOTON BEAMS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
WAVE PROPAGATION