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Laser-Induced Linear-Field Particle Acceleration in Free Space.

ABSTRACT: Linear-field particle acceleration in free space (which is distinct from geometries like the linac that requires components in the vicinity of the particle) has been studied for over 20 years, and its ability to eventually produce high-quality, high energy multi-particle bunches has remained a subject of great interest. Arguments can certainly be made that linear-field particle acceleration in free space is very doubtful given that first-order electron-photon interactions are forbidden in free space. Nevertheless, we chose to develop an accurate and truly predictive theoretical formalism to explore this remote possibility when intense, few-cycle electromagnetic pulses are used in a computational experiment. The formalism includes exact treatment of Maxwell's equations and exact treatment of the interaction among the multiple individual particles at near and far field. Several surprising results emerge. We find that electrons interacting with intense laser pulses in free space are capable of gaining substantial amounts of energy that scale linearly with the field amplitude. For example, 30?keV electrons (2.5% energy spread) are accelerated to 61?MeV (0.5% spread) and to 205?MeV (0.25% spread) using 250 mJ and 2.5?J lasers respectively. These findings carry important implications for our understanding of ultrafast electron-photon interactions in strong fields.

SUBMITTER: Wong LJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5593863 | biostudies-other | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Laser-Induced Linear-Field Particle Acceleration in Free Space.

Wong Liang Jie LJ Hong Kyung-Han KH Carbajo Sergio S Fallahi Arya A Piot Philippe P Soljačić Marin M Joannopoulos John D JD Kärtner Franz X FX Kaminer Ido I

Scientific reports 20170911 1

Linear-field particle acceleration in free space (which is distinct from geometries like the linac that requires components in the vicinity of the particle) has been studied for over 20 years, and its ability to eventually produce high-quality, high energy multi-particle bunches has remained a subject of great interest. Arguments can certainly be made that linear-field particle acceleration in free space is very doubtful given that first-order electron-photon interactions are forbidden in free s ...[more]

PMID: 28894271

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Laser-Induced Linear-Field Particle Acceleration in Free Space.

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