摘要
Wedemonstratedexperimentallytheformationofmonoenergeticbeamsofacceleratedelectronsbyfocusingfemtosecondlaserradiationwithanintensityof2×1017W/cm2ontotheedgeofanaluminumfoil.Theelectronshadenergydistributionspeakinginthe0.2–0.8MeVrangewithenergyspreadlessthan20%.Theaccelerationmechanismrelatedtothegenerationofaplasmawaveasaresultofself-modulationinstabilityofalaserpulseinadenseplasmaformedbyaprepulse(arriving12nsbeforethemainpulse)isconsidered.One-dimensionalandtwo-dimensionalParticleinCell(PIC)simulationsofthelaser–plasmainteractionshowedthateffectiveexcitationofaplasmawaveaswellastrappingandaccelerationofanelectronbeamwithanenergyontheorderof1MeVmayoccurinthepresenceofsharpgradientsinplasmadensityandinthetemporalshapeofthepulse.
出版日期
2013年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)