Observation of electron trapping in an intense laser beam

Authors
Chaloupka, JL Meyerhofer, DD
Citation
Jl. Chaloupka et Dd. Meyerhofer, Observation of electron trapping in an intense laser beam, PHYS REV L, 83(22), 1999, pp. 4538-4541
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
22
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4538 - 4541
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(19991129)83:22<4538:OOETIA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
High-energy electrons have been trapped in an intense, single-beam ponderom otive-optical trap. Thomson-scattered light from the center of a tightly fo cused pulsed laser beam is enhanced when a navel trapping focus is used. Th e observed spatial distribution and energy dependence of the scattered ligh t agree with the results of computer simulations for ordinary and trapping beams.