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Acceleration of particles by relativistic electron plasma waves driven by the optical mixing of laser light in a plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

N.A. Ebrahim  and
S.R. Douglas
N.A. Ebrahim
Affiliation:
Chalk River Laboratories, AECL Research Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1J0
S.R. Douglas
Affiliation:
Chalk River Laboratories, AECL Research Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1J0
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Abstract

Electron acceleration by relativistic electron plasma waves is studied by theory and particle simulations. The maximum acceleration that can be obtained from this process depends on many different factors. This paper presents a study of how these various factors impact on the acceleration mechanism. Although particular reference is made to the laser plasma beatwave concept, the study is equally relevant to the acceleration of particles in the plasma wakefield accelerator and the laser wakefield accelerator.

Type
Regular Papers
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 147 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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