Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 194803 (2009) [4 pages]Electron Optical Injection with Head-On and Countercrossing Colliding Laser PulsesReceived 31 October 2008; published 2 November 2009 A high stability electron bunch is generated by laser wakefield acceleration with the help of a colliding laser pulse. The wakefield is generated by a laser pulse; the second laser pulse collides with the first pulse at 180° and at 135° realizing optical injection of an electron bunch. The electron bunch has high stability and high reproducibility compared with single pulse electron generation. In the case of 180° collision, special measures have been taken to prevent damage. In the case of 135° collision, since the second pulse is countercrossing, it cannot damage the laser system. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.194803
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.194803
PACS:
41.75.Jv, 52.38.Kd
See AlsoSee Also: C. Rechatin, X. Davoine, A. Lifschitz, A. Ben Ismail, J. Lim, E. Lefebvre, J. Faure, and V. Malka, Observation of Beam Loading in a Laser-Plasma Accelerator, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 194804 (2009). |
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