High-charge divergent electron beam generation from high-intensity laser interaction with a gas-cluster target

We report on an experimental study on the interaction of a high-contrast 40 fs duration 2.5 TW laser pulse with an argon cluster target. A high-charge, homogeneous, large divergence electron beam with moderate kinetic energy (~2 MeV) is observed in the forward direction. The results show, that an el...

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Main Authors Koester, P, Bussolino, G. C, Cristoforetti, G, Faenov, A, Giulietti, A, Giulietti, D, Labate, L, Levato, T, Pikuz, T, Gizzi, L. A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.01.2013
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Physics - Plasma Physics
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Summary:We report on an experimental study on the interaction of a high-contrast 40 fs duration 2.5 TW laser pulse with an argon cluster target. A high-charge, homogeneous, large divergence electron beam with moderate kinetic energy (~2 MeV) is observed in the forward direction. The results show, that an electron beam with a charge as high as 10 nC can be obtained using a table-top laser system. The accelerated electron beam is suitable for a variety of applications such as radiography of thin samples with a spatial resolution better than 100 micron.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1301.3044