Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3310–3313 (1997)Coherent Electron Acceleration by Subcycle Laser PulsesReceived 28 June 1996; revised 23 December 1996; published in the issue dated 28 April 1997 Analytic three dimensional solutions for electromagnetic waves correct even for subcyclic pulses have been obtained. It is demonstrated analytically and via 1–2/2 dimensional PIC (particle in cell) simulations that the irradiation of an intense subcyclic pulse on a thin plasma layer gives rise to a pickup of all plasma electrons on the spot, accelerates them over a small distance, and leads to a short, coherent, and ultracold electron beam. © 1997 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3310
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3310
PACS:
41.75.Lx, 41.20.Jb, 52.40.Nk, 52.75.Di
See AlsoComment: Kwang-Je Kim, Kirk T. McDonald, Gennady V. Stupakov, and Max S. Zolotorev, Comment on “Coherent Acceleration by Subcycle Laser Pulses”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3210 (2000). Reply: B. Rau, T. Tajima, and H. Hojo, Rau, Tajima, and Hojo Reply:, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3211 (2000). |
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