Design of a compact GeV laser plasma accelerator
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چکیده
Laser plasma accelerators are currently able to produce ultra-short, quasi-monoenergetic and collimated electron beam of major interest for the study of ultra-fast phenomena, material science and medicine. A laser based accelerator designed to produce GeV electrons with 2% bandwidth and low emittance (0.02mmmrad) is presented. This compact approach (cm scale for the plasma) and tens of meters length for the whole facility should permit a miniaturization and cost reduction of future accelerators and associated X-Free Electrons Lasers. r 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 41.75.Jv; 52.38.Kd; 52.38.Hb
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