High-brightness, symmetric electron bunch generation in a plasma wakefield accelerator via a radially-polarized plasma photocathode

The plasma photocathode has previously been proposed as a source of ultrahigh-brightness electron bunches within plasma accelerators. Here, the scheme is extended by using a radially-polarized ionizing laser pulse to generate high-charge, high-brightness electron bunches with symmetric transverse em...

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Published in:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Main Authors: J. Chappell, E. Archer, R. Walczak, S. M. Hooker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-10-01
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/hqqg-7rcd