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Title: Generation of short electron bunches by a laser pulse crossing a sharp boundary of inhomogeneous plasma

Abstract

The formation of short electron bunches during the passage of a laser pulse of relativistic intensity through a sharp boundary of semi-bounded plasma has been analytically studied. It is shown in one-dimensional geometry that one physical mechanism that is responsible for the generation of electron bunches is their self-injection into the wake field of a laser pulse, which occurs due to the mixing of electrons during the action of the laser pulse on plasma. Simple analytic relationships are obtained that can be used for estimating the length and charge of an electron bunch and the spread of electron energies in the bunch. The results of the analytical investigation are confirmed by data from numerical simulations.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Joint Institute for High Temperatures (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22617218
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 123; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; INHOMOGENEOUS PLASMA; INJECTION; LASER RADIATION; MIXING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PULSES; RELATIVISTIC RANGE

Citation Formats

Kuznetsov, S. V., E-mail: svk-IVTAN@yandex.ru. Generation of short electron bunches by a laser pulse crossing a sharp boundary of inhomogeneous plasma. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1134/S1063776116070190.
Kuznetsov, S. V., E-mail: svk-IVTAN@yandex.ru. Generation of short electron bunches by a laser pulse crossing a sharp boundary of inhomogeneous plasma. United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776116070190
Kuznetsov, S. V., E-mail: svk-IVTAN@yandex.ru. 2016. "Generation of short electron bunches by a laser pulse crossing a sharp boundary of inhomogeneous plasma". United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776116070190.
@article{osti_22617218,
title = {Generation of short electron bunches by a laser pulse crossing a sharp boundary of inhomogeneous plasma},
author = {Kuznetsov, S. V., E-mail: svk-IVTAN@yandex.ru},
abstractNote = {The formation of short electron bunches during the passage of a laser pulse of relativistic intensity through a sharp boundary of semi-bounded plasma has been analytically studied. It is shown in one-dimensional geometry that one physical mechanism that is responsible for the generation of electron bunches is their self-injection into the wake field of a laser pulse, which occurs due to the mixing of electrons during the action of the laser pulse on plasma. Simple analytic relationships are obtained that can be used for estimating the length and charge of an electron bunch and the spread of electron energies in the bunch. The results of the analytical investigation are confirmed by data from numerical simulations.},
doi = {10.1134/S1063776116070190},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22617218}, journal = {Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics},
issn = {1063-7761},
number = 2,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}