Mechanism of electron violent acceleration by extra-intense lasers in vacuum

Authors
Wang, JX Scheid, W Hoelss, M Ho, YK
Citation
Jx. Wang et al., Mechanism of electron violent acceleration by extra-intense lasers in vacuum, PHYS LETT A, 280(3), 2001, pp. 121-128
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS A
ISSN journal
03759601 → ACNP
Volume
280
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
121 - 128
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(20010219)280:3<121:MOEVAB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The mechanism underlying the electron capture acceleration (Phys. Rev. E 58 (1998) 6575) is studied. It is found that the longitudinal electric held, resulting from the transverse spatial gradient of the laser fields, is resp onsible for the violent electron acceleration while the transverse fields p lay the role of confining the electron inside the laser beam. (C) 2001 Else vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.