Generation of dark-current-free quasi-monoenergetic 1.25 GeV electrons by laser wakefield acceleration

X. Wang; R. Zgadzaj; W. Henderson; N. Fazel; Y. Y. Chang; R. Korzekwa; A. S. Yi; V. Khudik; H. E. Tsai; C. H. Pai; Z. Li; H. Quevedo; G. Dyer; E. Gaul; M. Martinez; A. Bernstein; T. Borger; M. Spinks; M. Donovan; G. Shvets; T. Ditmire; M. C. Downer

Generation of dark-current-free quasi-monoenergetic 1.25 GeV electrons by laser wakefield acceleration

X. Wang, R. Zgadzaj, W. Henderson, N. Fazel, Y. Y. Chang, R. Korzekwa, A. S. Yi, V. Khudik, H. E. Tsai, C. H. Pai, Z. Li, H. Quevedo, G. Dyer, E. Gaul, M. Martinez, A. Bernstein, T. Borger, M. Spinks, M. Donovan, G. ShvetsT. Ditmire, M. C. Downer

Department of Physics

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Abstract

We report electron acceleration to 1.25 GeV by petawatt-laser-driven wakefield acceleration at plasma density 5x10¹⁷ cm^-3. Electron beams are dark-current-free, quasimonoenergetic, highly collimated (<1mrad divergence), contain tens of pC and have excellent pointing stability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012
State	Published - 2012
Event	Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012 - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 6 May 2012 → 11 May 2012

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Name	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-2701

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Conference	Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose, CA
Period	6/05/12 → 11/05/12

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Wang, X., Zgadzaj, R., Henderson, W., Fazel, N., Chang, Y. Y., Korzekwa, R., Yi, A. S., Khudik, V., Tsai, H. E., Pai, C. H., Li, Z., Quevedo, H., Dyer, G., Gaul, E., Martinez, M., Bernstein, A., Borger, T., Spinks, M., Donovan, M., ... Downer, M. C. (2012). Generation of dark-current-free quasi-monoenergetic 1.25 GeV electrons by laser wakefield acceleration. In Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012 (Optics InfoBase Conference Papers).

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Generation of dark-current-free quasi-monoenergetic 1.25 GeV electrons by laser wakefield acceleration

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