Electron Injection into Plasma Wakefields by Colliding Laser Pulses

An injector and accelerator is analyzed that uses three collinear laser pulses in a plasma: an intense pump pulse, which generates a large wake field $(\ensuremath{\ge}20\mathrm{GV}/\mathrm{m})$, and two counterpropagating injection pulses. When the injection pulses collide, a slow phase velocity be... View More