Monoenergetic electron beams from a laser-plasma accelerator

Monoenergetic electron beams (dE/E < 5%) produced by the interaction of a 12TW, 40fs laser pulse with underdense plasma have been observed, in contrast to all previous experiments, which produced energy spreads ~100%. © 2005 Optical Society of America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mangles, S, Murphy, C, Najmudin, Z, Thomas, A, Collier, J, Dangor, A, Divall, E, Foster, P, Gallacher, J, Hooker, C, Jaroszynski, D, Langley, A, Mori, W, Norreys, P, Tsung, F, Viskup, R, Walton, B, Krushelnick, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Optical Society of America 2005
Description
Summary:Monoenergetic electron beams (dE/E < 5%) produced by the interaction of a 12TW, 40fs laser pulse with underdense plasma have been observed, in contrast to all previous experiments, which produced energy spreads ~100%. © 2005 Optical Society of America.