Electron energy spectra in laser-plasma accelerators
Abstract
Electron bunch acceleration in the space-charge field generated by laser pulse in an underdense plasma is investigated. The analytical method is developed and used to describe the energy spectrum of ultra-relativistic electrons accelerated by the one-dimensional fast intense plasma wave of the arbitrary form. The peculiarities of electron energy spectra for different length of acceleration in the linear and nonlinear plasma wave are considered.
- Publication:
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Laser Optics 1995 and ICONO 1995: Superintense Laser Fields
- Pub Date:
- April 1996
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.238024
- Bibcode:
- 1996SPIE.2770...74A