Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection
Acceleration of electrons in laser-driven plasma wakefields has been extended up to the 10 GeV energy within a distance of 10s of centimeters. However, in applications, requiring small energy spread within the electron bunch, only a small portion of the bunch can be used and often the low-energy ele...
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| author | Zsolt Lécz Alexander Andreev Christos Kamperidis Nasr Hafz |
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| description | Acceleration of electrons in laser-driven plasma wakefields has been extended up to the 10 GeV energy within a distance of 10s of centimeters. However, in applications, requiring small energy spread within the electron bunch, only a small portion of the bunch can be used and often the low-energy electrons represent undesired background in the spectrum. We present a compact and tunable scheme providing clean and mono-energetic electron bunches with less than one percent energy spread and with central energy on the GeV level. It is a two-step process consisting of ionization injection with attosecond pulses and acceleration in a capillary plasma wave-guide. Semi-analytical theory and particle-in-cell simulations are used to accurately model the injection and acceleration steps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-182bc3ce40f0481b9124c3166b54aed32023-08-08T15:32:11ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302021-01-0123404301610.1088/1367-2630/abf076Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injectionZsolt Lécz0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5968-8012Alexander Andreev1Christos Kamperidis2Nasr Hafz3ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. , Wolfgang Sandner utca 3, Szeged, H-6728, HungaryELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. , Wolfgang Sandner utca 3, Szeged, H-6728, Hungary; Nonlinear optics and short pulse spectroscopy, Max-Born Institute , Berlin, GermanyELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. , Wolfgang Sandner utca 3, Szeged, H-6728, HungaryELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. , Wolfgang Sandner utca 3, Szeged, H-6728, Hungary; Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, SIOM , Shanghai 201800, China; Department of Plasma and Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority , Abu-Zabal 13759, EgyptAcceleration of electrons in laser-driven plasma wakefields has been extended up to the 10 GeV energy within a distance of 10s of centimeters. However, in applications, requiring small energy spread within the electron bunch, only a small portion of the bunch can be used and often the low-energy electrons represent undesired background in the spectrum. We present a compact and tunable scheme providing clean and mono-energetic electron bunches with less than one percent energy spread and with central energy on the GeV level. It is a two-step process consisting of ionization injection with attosecond pulses and acceleration in a capillary plasma wave-guide. Semi-analytical theory and particle-in-cell simulations are used to accurately model the injection and acceleration steps.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abf076relativisitc electron beammono-energetic electron beamlow emittancelaser wave-guideionization injectionlaser wakefield acceleration |
| spellingShingle | Zsolt Lécz Alexander Andreev Christos Kamperidis Nasr Hafz Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection New Journal of Physics relativisitc electron beam mono-energetic electron beam low emittance laser wave-guide ionization injection laser wakefield acceleration |
| title | Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection |
| title_full | Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection |
| title_fullStr | Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection |
| title_short | Generation of high-quality GeV-class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection |
| title_sort | generation of high quality gev class electron beams utilizing attosecond ionization injection |
| topic | relativisitc electron beam mono-energetic electron beam low emittance laser wave-guide ionization injection laser wakefield acceleration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abf076 |
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