Electron bunch length measurements from laser-accelerated electrons using single-shot thz time-domain interferometry

Laser-plasma wakefield-based electron accelerators are expected to deliver ultrashort electron bunches with unprecedented peak currents. However, their actual pulse duration has never been directly measured in a single-shot experiment. We present measurements of the ultrashort duration of such elect...

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Main Authors: Debus, A, Bussmann, M, Schramm, U, Sauerbrey, R, Murphy, C, Major, Z, Hörlein, R, Veisz, L, Schmid, K, Schreiber, J, Witte, K, Jamison, S, Gallacher, J, Jaroszynski, D, Kaluza, M, Hidding, B, Kiselev, S, Heathcote, R, Foster, P, Neely, D, Divall, E, Hooker, C, Smith, J, Ertel, K, Langley, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010