A Simple Model for the Fields of a Chirped Laser Pulse With Application to Electron Laser Acceleration

Yousef I. Salamin; Sergio Carbajo

doi:10.3389/fphy.2019.00002

Frontiers in Physics (Feb 2019)

A Simple Model for the Fields of a Chirped Laser Pulse With Application to Electron Laser Acceleration

Yousef I. Salamin,
Sergio Carbajo

Affiliations

Yousef I. Salamin: Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Sergio Carbajo: Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2019.00002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7

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A simple model is introduced for the fields of a chirped laser pulse. As an application, dynamics of laser-acceleration of a single electron by the fields of a pulse, with a sin4 envelope, is investigated. Multi-GeV energy gains from interaction with pulses of peak intensity I0~1020 W/cm2, are reported.

Published in Frontiers in Physics

ISSN: 2296-424X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics

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