Acceleration of Electrons in Free Space by a TM01 Laser Beam
Abstract
In this paper we describe how high-energy electrons are accelerated in free space by the longitudinal electric field of a TM01 laser beam. For intensities reaching 1022 W/cm2, numerical calculations show that a synchronous acceleration is achieved for certain values of the phase of the laser field, leading to multi-GeV energy gains.
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Free and Guided Optical Beams
- Pub Date:
- August 2004
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- Bibcode:
- 2004fgob.conf..249V