Subcycle high electron acceleration by crossed laser beams

Authors
Salamin, YI Keitel, CH
Citation
Yi. Salamin et Ch. Keitel, Subcycle high electron acceleration by crossed laser beams, APPL PHYS L, 77(8), 2000, pp. 1082-1084
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
77
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1082 - 1084
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20000821)77:8<1082:SHEABC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We present an exact plane-wave-based analysis of the vacuum acceleration, t o energy gradients in the TeV/m range, of a single electron, using two lase r beams crossing at an arbitrary angle. Our analysis of the dynamics evolve s from analytic solutions to the relativistic equations of motion and predi cts that, for a given laser intensity, a unique crossing angle maximizes th e energy gain due to constructive interference. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)03134-X].