High-charge divergent electron beam generation from high-intensity laser interaction with a gas-cluster target
Plasma Physics
2013-01-15 v1
Abstract
We report on an experimental study on the interaction of a high-contrast 40 fs duration 2.5 TW laser pulse with an argon cluster target. A high-charge, homogeneous, large divergence electron beam with moderate kinetic energy (~2 MeV) is observed in the forward direction. The results show, that an electron beam with a charge as high as 10 nC can be obtained using a table-top laser system. The accelerated electron beam is suitable for a variety of applications such as radiography of thin samples with a spatial resolution better than 100 micron.
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@article{arxiv.1301.3044,
title = {High-charge divergent electron beam generation from high-intensity laser interaction with a gas-cluster target},
author = {P. Koester and G. C. Bussolino and G. Cristoforetti and A. Faenov and A. Giulietti and D. Giulietti and L. Labate and T. Levato and T. Pikuz and L. A. Gizzi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.3044},
year = {2013}
}
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4 pages, 5 figures