Experimental validation of a radio frequency photogun as external electron injector for a laser wakefield accelerator

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Stragier, X F D ^a   Luiten, O J ^a   Van Der Geer, S B ^a   Van Der Wiel, M J ^a   Brussaard, G J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ACCELERATED CHARGE; ARRIVAL TIME; BUNCH LENGTH; COHERENT TRANSITION RADIATION; DESIGN VALUE; ELECTRON BUNCH; ELECTRON BUNCH INJECTION; EMITTANCES; ENERGY FLUCTUATION; ENERGY SPREADS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; EXTERNAL ELECTRONS; FOCAL SPOT; INPUT PARAMETER; LASER WAKEFIELD ACCELERATION; LASER WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS; MEV-ELECTRONS; OUTPUT PARAMETERS; PARTICLE TRACKING; PLASMA CHANNEL; PULSED SOLENOID; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SHOT-TO-SHOT STABILITY; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS; SPOT SIZES;

ACCELERATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON INJECTION; JET PUMPS; JITTER; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER PULSES; PARTICLE BEAM BUNCHING; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA STABILITY; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 79961113556     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3610509     Document Type: Article

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