Ultrafast quantum dynamics driven by the strong space charge field of a relativistic electron beam
Accelerator Physics
2022-07-28 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
In this article, we illustrate how the Coulomb field of a highly relativistic electron beam can be shaped into a broadband pulse suitable for driving ultrafast and strong-field physics. In contrast to a solid-state laser, the Coulomb field creates a pulse which can be intrinsically synchronized with an x-ray free electron laser (XFEL), can have a cutoff frequency which is broadly tunable from THz to EUV, and which acts on target systems as a "half-cycle" impulse. Explicit examples are presented to emphasize how the unique features of this excitation can be a tool for novel science at XFEL facilities like the LCLS.
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@article{arxiv.2207.13215,
title = {Ultrafast quantum dynamics driven by the strong space charge field of a relativistic electron beam},
author = {D. Cesar and A. Acharya and J. P. Cryan and A. Kartsev and M. F. Kling and A. M. Lindenberg and C. D. Pemmaraju and A. D. Poletayev and V. S. Yakovlev and A. Marinelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.13215},
year = {2022}
}
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13 pages, 6 figures