Simulation of monoenergetic electron generation via laser wakefield accelerators for 5-25 TW lasers

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Tsung, F S ^a   Lu, W ^a   Tzoufras, M ^a   Mori, W B ^a   Joshi, C ^a   Vieira, J M ^b   Silva, L O ^b   Fonseca, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY; GROUP VELOCITY; LASER INTENSITY; MONOENERGETIC BEAM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PHOTONS; PLASMAS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 33744801143     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2198535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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