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Simulation of electron postacceleration in a two-stage laser wakefield accelerator

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Electron bunches produced in self-modulated laser wakefield experiments usually have a broad energy distribution, with most electrons at low energy (1--3 MeV) and only a small fraction at high energy. We propose and investigate further acceleration of such bunches in a channel-guided resonant laser wakefield accelerator. Two-dimensional simulations with and without the effects of self-consistent beam loading are performed and compared. These results indicate that it is possible to trap about $40%$ of the injected bunch charge and accelerate this fraction to an average energy of about 50 MeV in a plasma channel of a few mm.

Source: Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams

DOI: 10.1103/physrevstab.5.051301

Authors: A. J. W. Reitsma, W. P. Leemans, E. Esarey, C. B. Schroeder, L. P. J. Kamp, T. J. Schep

Institutions: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Eindhoven University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2098991221

FWCI: 1.732

Cites: 35

Cited by: 18

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