Seeded self-modulated laser wakefield acceleration
A new approach to laser-wakefield acceleration (LWFA) has been analyzed. A seed electron beam bunch precedes the laser pulse into the plasma. This seed bunch initiates formation of plasma waves via a plasma wakefield acceleration mechanism. The amplitude of the plasma waves is subsequently amplified...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.9.031303 |