Electron self-injection for the acceleration in laser-pulse-wakes in the presence of a `strong' external magnetic field

2012/02/17 by Zhidkov, A., Hosokai, T., Masuda, S. +3
#Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1202.3828

Abstract

An external static magnetic field with its strength B~10T may result in the laser wake wave-breaking upon changing the electron motion in the vicinity of maximal density ramp of a wave period. This, as shown by numerical simulations, can change the resonance character of the electron self-injection in the laser wake-field; a total charge loaded in the acceleration phase of laser pulse wake can be controlled by a proper choice of the magnetic field strength.

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