Observation of a hot high-current electron beam from a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator.

MI, Santala; Z, Najmudin; EL, Clark; M, Tatarakis; K, Krushelnick; AE, Dangor; V, Malka; J, Faure; R, Allott; RJ, Clarke

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.86.1227

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Observation of a hot high-current electron beam from a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator.

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Authors:

Santala MI

Najmudin Z

Clark EL

Abstract

A highly relativistic electron beam produced by a 50 TW laser-plasma accelerator has been characterized by photonuclear techniques. The beam has large divergence that increases with plasma density. The electron yield also increases with plasma density and reaches up to 4x10(11) electrons ( >10 MeV),...

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