Observation of laser wakefield acceleration of electrons

F. Amiranoff; S. Baton; D. Bernard; B. Cros; D. Descamps; F. Dorchies; F. Jacquet; V. Malka; J. R. Marquès; G. Matthieussent; P. Miné; A. Modena; P. Mora; J. Morillo; Z. Najmudin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.995

Observation of laser wakefield acceleration of electrons

F. Amiranoff
, S. Baton
, D. Bernard
, B. Cros
, D. Descamps
, F. Dorchies
, F. Jacquet
, V. Malka
, J. R. Marquès
, G. Matthieussent
, P. Miné
, A. Modena
, P. Mora
, J. Morillo
, Z. Najmudin

Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas
CNRS
Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés
Imperial College London

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Abstract

The acceleration of electrons injected in a plasma wave generated by the laser wakefield mechanism has been observed. A maximum energy gain of 1.6 MeV has been measured and the maximum longitudinal electric field is estimated to 1.5 GV/m. The experimental data agree with theoretical predictions when 3D effects are taken into account. The duration of the plasma wave inferred from the number of accelerated electrons is of the order of 1 ps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	995-998
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	81
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.995
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1998

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