%0 Journal Article %1 Malka_2002 %A Malka, V. %A Fritzler, S. %A Lefebvre, E. %A Aleonard, M.-M. %A Burgy, F. %A Chambaret, J.-P. %A Chemin, J.-F. %A Krushelnick, K. %A Malka, G. %A Mangles, S. P. D. %A Najmudin, Z. %A Pittman, M. %A Rousseau, J.-P. %A Scheurer, J.-N. %A Walton, B. %A Dangor, A. E. %D 2002 %J Science %K LWFA %N 5598 %P 1596-1600 %R 10.1126/science.1076782 %T Electron Acceleration by a Wake Field Forced by an Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulse %U http://www.sciencemag.org/content/298/5598/1596.abstract %V 298 %X Plasmas are an attractive medium for the next generation of particle accelerators because they can support electric fields greater than several hundred gigavolts per meter. These accelerating fields are generated by relativistic plasma waves—space-charge oscillations—that can be excited when a high-intensity laser propagates through a plasma. Large currents of background electrons can then be trapped and subsequently accelerated by these relativistic waves. In the forced laser wake field regime, where the laser pulse length is of the order of the plasma wavelength, we show that a gain in maximum electron energy of up to 200 megaelectronvolts can be achieved, along with an improvement in the quality of the ultrashort electron beam.

@article{Malka_2002, abstract = {Plasmas are an attractive medium for the next generation of particle accelerators because they can support electric fields greater than several hundred gigavolts per meter. These accelerating fields are generated by relativistic plasma waves—space-charge oscillations—that can be excited when a high-intensity laser propagates through a plasma. Large currents of background electrons can then be trapped and subsequently accelerated by these relativistic waves. In the forced laser wake field regime, where the laser pulse length is of the order of the plasma wavelength, we show that a gain in maximum electron energy of up to 200 megaelectronvolts can be achieved, along with an improvement in the quality of the ultrashort electron beam.}, added-at = {2012-04-11T14:04:10.000+0200}, author = {Malka, V. and Fritzler, S. and Lefebvre, E. and Aleonard, M.-M. and Burgy, F. and Chambaret, J.-P. and Chemin, J.-F. and Krushelnick, K. and Malka, G. and Mangles, S. P. D. and Najmudin, Z. and Pittman, M. and Rousseau, J.-P. and Scheurer, J.-N. and Walton, B. and Dangor, A. E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c88875cf058154ef3c468a5bb8f87fa7/pkilian}, doi = {10.1126/science.1076782}, eprint = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/298/5598/1596.full.pdf}, interhash = {c0272f1fe35f37a4567d7369218fba8c}, intrahash = {c88875cf058154ef3c468a5bb8f87fa7}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {LWFA}, number = 5598, pages = {1596-1600}, timestamp = {2012-04-11T14:10:00.000+0200}, title = {Electron Acceleration by a Wake Field Forced by an Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulse}, url = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/298/5598/1596.abstract}, volume = 298, year = 2002 }