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Laser Electron Accelerator

Physical Review Letters · 1979 · Vol. 43(4) · pp. 267–270

T. Tajima✉(University of California, Los Angeles)J. M. Dawson(University of California, Los Angeles)

Abstract

An intense electromagnetic pulse can create a weak of plasma oscillations through the action of the nonlinear ponderomotive force. Electrons trapped in the wake can be accelerated to high energy. Existing glass lasers of power density ${10}^{18}$W/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ shone on plasmas of densities ${10}^{18}$ ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}3}$ can yield gigaelectronvolts of electron energy per centimeter of acceleration distance. This acceleration mechanism is demonstrated through computer simulation. Applications to accelerators and pulsers are examined.

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Laser Design and Applications Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysicsPonderomotive forceElectronPlasmaAtomic physicsAccelerationPlasma accelerationLaserElectromagnetic radiationLinear particle accelerator

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