Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding contribution by the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics
- Reports on research that can revolutionize the design and applications of particle accelerators
- Results of this work will be invaluable in future research on electron beam acceleration
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Supersonic Micro-Jets
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Front Matter
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Few-Cycle Laser-Driven Electron Acceleration
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Back Matter
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About this book
This thesis covers the few-cycle laser-driven acceleration of electrons in a laser-generated plasma. This process, known as laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA), relies on strongly driven plasma waves for the generation of accelerating gradients in the vicinity of several 100 GV/m, a value four orders of magnitude larger than that attainable by conventional accelerators. This thesis demonstrates that laser pulses with an ultrashort duration of 8 fs and a peak power of 6 TW allow the production of electron energies up to 50 MeV via LWFA. The special properties of laser accelerated electron pulses, namely the ultrashort pulse duration, the high brilliance, and the high charge density, open up new possibilities in many applications of these electron beams.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Laser Wakefield Electron Acceleration
Book Subtitle: A Novel Approach Employing Supersonic Microjets and Few-Cycle Laser Pulses
Authors: Karl Schmid
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19950-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-19949-3Published: 19 May 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26830-4Published: 15 July 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-19950-9Published: 18 May 2011
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 166
Topics: Plasma Physics, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices