High-energy-density attosecond electron beam production by intense short-pulse laser with a plasma separator

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 321-327

  Sakai, Kei ^a   Miyazaki, Shuji ^a   Kawata, Shigeo ^a   Hasumi, Shotaro ^a   Kikuchi, Takashi ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attosecond electron beam; Laser acceleration; Plasma separator

Indexed keywords

ATTOSECOND ELECTRON BEAM; LASER ACCELERATION; PLASMA SEPARATOR; VELOCITY DEFERENCE;

DECELERATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; LASER PULSES; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA DENSITY;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 33745651128     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303460606040X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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