Electron acceleration by laser plasma wedge interaction
An electron acceleration mechanism is identified that develops when a relativistically intense laser irradiates the wedge of an overdense plasma. This induces a diffracted electromagnetic wave that carries a significant longitudinal electric field and that accelerates electrons from the plasma over...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013115 |