Ultrahigh-gradient acceleration of injected eletrons by laser-excited relativistic electron plasma waves
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters; (United States)
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024 (United States)
High-gradient acceleration of externally injected 2.1-MeV electrons by a laser beat wave driven relativistic plasma wave has been demonstrated for the first time. Electrons with energies up to the detection limit of 9.1 MeV were detected when such a plasma wave was resonantly excited using a two-frequency laser. This implies a gradient of 0.7 GeV/m, corresponding to a plasma-wave amplitude of more than 8%. The electron signal was below detection threshold without injection or when the laser was operated on a single frequency.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS03-83ER40120; FG03-92ER40727
- OSTI ID:
- 6897585
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 70:1; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
430000 -- Particle Accelerators
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700380* -- Elementary & Classical Processes in Plasmas-- (1992-)
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
AMPLITUDES
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BEAM INJECTION
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS
BEAT WAVE ACCELERATORS
BRILLOUIN EFFECT
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
CLOUD CHAMBERS
COHERENT SCATTERING
COMPTON EFFECT
DATA
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION
ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAS LASERS
GAS TRACK DETECTORS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
LASERS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOGRAPHY
PLASMA
PLASMA WAVES
RADIATION DETECTORS
RELATIVISTIC PLASMA
RESONANCE
SCATTERING
STREAK PHOTOGRAPHY
THOMSON SCATTERING
THRESHOLD ENERGY
TRAJECTORIES
430000 -- Particle Accelerators
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700380* -- Elementary & Classical Processes in Plasmas-- (1992-)
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
AMPLITUDES
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BEAM INJECTION
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS
BEAT WAVE ACCELERATORS
BRILLOUIN EFFECT
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
CLOUD CHAMBERS
COHERENT SCATTERING
COMPTON EFFECT
DATA
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION
ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAS LASERS
GAS TRACK DETECTORS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
LASERS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOGRAPHY
PLASMA
PLASMA WAVES
RADIATION DETECTORS
RELATIVISTIC PLASMA
RESONANCE
SCATTERING
STREAK PHOTOGRAPHY
THOMSON SCATTERING
THRESHOLD ENERGY
TRAJECTORIES