Electron injection into plasma waves at sharp density transitions

  • K. Schmid
  • , A. Buck
  • , C. M.S. Sears
  • , J. Mikhailova
  • , R. Tautz
  • , D. Herrmann
  • , M. Geissler
  • , F. Krausz
  • , L. Veisz

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Abstract

We present a novel method of controlled electron injection from the background plasma into a laser driven plasma wave using a μm-scale density transition. Substantial quality improvements on the monoenergetic electron beam are demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventFrontiers in Optics, FiO 2010 - Rochester, NY, United States
Duration: Oct 24 2010Oct 28 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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