Stern-Gerlach surfing in laser wakefield accelerators
Accelerator Physics
2015-07-14 v1 Plasma Physics
Abstract
We investigate the effects of a Stern-Gerlach-type addition to the Lorentz force on electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator. The Stern-Gerlach-type terms are found to generate a family of trajectories describing electrons that surf along the plasma density wave driven by a laser pulse. Such trajectories could lead to an increase in the size of an electron bunch, which may have implications for attempts to exploit such bunches in future free electron lasers.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1503.03149,
title = {Stern-Gerlach surfing in laser wakefield accelerators},
author = {Stephen P. Flood and David A. Burton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.03149},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
16 pages, 3 figures