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- Soloviev, A. A., et al.
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Fast electron generation using PW-class PEARL facility
- 2011
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Ingår i: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A. - : Saunders Elsevier. - 0168-9002 .- 1872-9576. ; 653:1, s. 35-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We use a PW-class PEARL facility to study fast electron beam generation during high intensity laser pulse interaction with a supersonic gas jet. We show that electron beams with several hundreds of MeV and relatively large charges, of hundreds of pC and more, can be effectively produced without any guiding structures. PIC simulations also confirm the obtained experimental data and provide optimized conditions of laser–plasma interaction for high-charged beam production.
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- Bashinov, A. V., et al.
(författare)
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Electron acceleration and emission in a field of a plane and converging dipole wave of relativistic amplitudes with the radiation reaction force taken into account
- 2013
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Ingår i: Quantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.). - 1063-7818 .- 1468-4799. ; 43:4, s. 291-299
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A comparative analysis is performed of the electron emission characteristics as the electrons move in laser fields with ultra-relativistic intensity and different configurations corresponding to a plane or tightly focused wave. For a plane travelling wave, analytical expressions are derived for the emission characteristics, and it is shown that the angular distribution of the radiation intensity changes qualitatively even when the wave intensity is much less than that in the case of the radiation-dominated regime. An important conclusion is drawn that the electrons in a travelling wave tend to synchronised motion under the radiation reaction force. The characteristic features of the motion of electrons are found in a converging dipole wave, associated with the curvature of the phase front and nonuniformity of the field distribution. The values of the maximum achievable longitudinal momenta of electrons accelerated to the centre, as well as their distribution function are determined. The existence of quasi-periodic trajectories near the focal region of the dipole wave is shown, and the characteristics of the emission of both accelerated and oscillating electrons are analysed.
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- Gonoskov, Arkady, et al.
(författare)
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Multicascade proton acceleration by a superintense laser pulse in the regime of relativistically induced slab transparency
- 2009
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 102:18, s. 184801-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The regime of multicascade proton acceleration during the interaction of a 1021–1022 W=cm2 laserpulse with a structured target is proposed. The regime is based on the electron charge displacement under the action of laser ponderomotive force and on the effect of relativistically induced slab transparency which allows realization of the idea of multicascade acceleration. It is shown that a target comprising several thin foils properly spaced apart can optimize the acceleration process and give at the output aquasi-monoenergetic beam of protons with energies up to hundreds of MeV with an energy spread of just a few percent.
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- Gonoskov, Arkady A., et al.
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Ultrarelativistic nanoplasmonics as a route towards extreme-intensity attosecond pulses
- 2011
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Ingår i: Physical Review E. Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. - Melville, N.Y. : American Physical Society through the American Institute of Physics. - 1539-3755 .- 1550-2376. ; 84:4, s. 046403-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The generation of ultrastrong attosecond pulses through laser-plasma interactions offers the opportunity to surpass the intensity of any known laboratory radiation source, giving rise to new experimental possibilities, such as quantum electrodynamical tests and matter probing at extremely short scales. Here we demonstrate that a laser irradiated plasma surface can act as an efficient converter from the femto- to the attosecond range, giving a dramatic rise in pulse intensity. Although seemingly similar schemes have been described in the literature, the present setup differs significantly from the previous attempts. We present a model describing the nonlinear process of relativistic laser-plasma interaction. This model, which is applicable to a multitude of phenomena, is shown to be in excellent agreement with particle-in-cell simulations. The model makes it possible to determine a parameter region where the energy conversion from the femto- to the attosecond regime is maximal. Based on the study we propose a concept of laser pulse interaction with a target having a groove-shaped surface, which opens up the potential to exceed an intensity level of 10(26) W/cm(2) and observe effects due to nonlinear quantum electrodynamics with upcoming laser sources.
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