Mono-energetic GeV electrons from ionization in a radially polarized laser beam.
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Fields of a radially polarized laser beam developed recently [Y. I. Salamin, Opt. Lett.31, 2619 (2006)] are employed to show that electrons produced by atomic ionization near the focus may be accelerated to GeV energies. Conditions for producing a mono-energetic and well-collimated electron beam are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 32 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007