Acceleration of Electrons in a Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield

Authors

Shouyuan Chen, University of Michigan, Ann ArborFollow
M. Krishnan, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Anatoly Maksimchuk, University of MichiganFollow
Donald P. Umstadter, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

11-20-1999

Comments

Advanced Accelerator Concepts: Eighth Workshop, W. Lawson, C. Bellamy, and D. Brosius, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings (AIP Press, New York, 1999), vol.472 p. 333.

Abstract

Acceleration of electrons in a self-modulated laser-wakefield is investigated. The generated electron beam is oberved to have a multi-component beam profile and its energy distribution undergoes discrete transitions as the conditions are varied. These features can be explained by simple simulations of electron propagation in a 3-D plasma wave.