Coherent inverse Compton scattering with attosecond electron bunches\n accelerated and compressed by radially polarized laser pulses

2012/03/22 by Alexander Sell, Sell, Alexander, Franz X. Kärtner +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser Design and Applications #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Optics (physics.optics)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1203.5085

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Abstract

We present a study of direct laser driven electron acceleration and scaling\nof attosecond bunch compression in unbound vacuum. Simple analytical\nexpressions and detailed three-dimensional numerical calculations including\nspace charge reveal the conditions for compression to attosecond electron\nsheets. Intermediate emittance minima suitable for brilliant x-ray generation\nvia coherent inverse Compton scattering (ICS) are predicted. We verify the\ncoherent emission properties of the resulting x-ray fields and demonstrate\nfeasability for realistic laser parameters.\n

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