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Characterization of quasi-monoenergetic electron beams at the lund laser centre

Lindau, Filip LU ; Lundh, Olle LU ; Mangles, Stuart Peter David ; Kaluza, Malte Christoph ; Krushelnick, Karl ; Najmudin, Zulfikar ; Persson, Anders LU ; Thomas, Alexander George Roy and Wahlström, Claes-Göran LU (2008) In IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 36(4). p.1707-1714
Abstract
Experiments performed with the high-contrast 0.7-J 35-fs Ti:sapphire laser at the Lund Laser Centre focused into a helium gas jet have produced quasi-monoenergetic electron beams with energies up to 150 MeV. The beam is produced as a result of controlled wavebreaking of a wakefield generated by the relativistically channeled laser beam. Under the best conditions of laser energy and plasma density, a beam with narrow-energy-spread component was produced on every shot with an energy stability of similar to 10% and a pointing stability of similar to 6 mrad. Furthermore, it can be deduced that the electron beam originates from a source with both transverse and longitudinal extents < 10 mu m, implying a pulselength of < 25 fs. These... (More)
Experiments performed with the high-contrast 0.7-J 35-fs Ti:sapphire laser at the Lund Laser Centre focused into a helium gas jet have produced quasi-monoenergetic electron beams with energies up to 150 MeV. The beam is produced as a result of controlled wavebreaking of a wakefield generated by the relativistically channeled laser beam. Under the best conditions of laser energy and plasma density, a beam with narrow-energy-spread component was produced on every shot with an energy stability of similar to 10% and a pointing stability of similar to 6 mrad. Furthermore, it can be deduced that the electron beam originates from a source with both transverse and longitudinal extents < 10 mu m, implying a pulselength of < 25 fs. These measurements mark an important improvement in the characterization, as well as repeatability, of laser-plasma-generated electron beams with a single driver laser beam. (Less)
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accelerator, plasma wave, high-intensity ultrashort pulse laser, laser wakefield (LWF)
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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
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36
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4
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1707 - 1714
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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0093-3813
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10.1109/TPS.2008.2001190
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English
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  author       = {{Lindau, Filip and Lundh, Olle and Mangles, Stuart Peter David and Kaluza, Malte Christoph and Krushelnick, Karl and Najmudin, Zulfikar and Persson, Anders and Thomas, Alexander George Roy and Wahlström, Claes-Göran}},
  issn         = {{0093-3813}},
  keywords     = {{accelerator; plasma wave; high-intensity ultrashort pulse laser; laser wakefield (LWF)}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1707--1714}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science}},
  title        = {{Characterization of quasi-monoenergetic electron beams at the lund laser centre}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2008.2001190}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TPS.2008.2001190}},
  volume       = {{36}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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