Polarization and phase control of electron injection and acceleration in the plasma by a self-steepening laser pulse

We describe an interplay between two injection mechanism of background electrons into an evolving plasma bubble behind an intense laser pulse: one due to the overall bubble expansion, and another due to its periodic undulation. The two mechanisms occur simultaneously when an intense laser pulse prop...

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Main Authors: Jihoon Kim, Tianhong Wang, Vladimir Khudik, Gennady Shvets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/acbed5