Scaling of maximum electron energy gain in laser wakefield acceleration with ionization injection

• Published in: 2013 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) p. 1
• Main Authors: Shaw, Jessica L., Vafaei-Najafabadi, Navid, Marsh, Ken A., Joshi, Chandrashekhar, Lemos, Nuno
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Acceleration; Energy measurement; Gas lasers; Ionization; Laser theory; Plasmas; Semiconductor lasers

The phenomenological nonlinear wakefield theory, developed by W. Lu et al., 1 includes an expression for the maximum energy gain of self-trapped electrons achievable in laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA). This theory also gives the acceleration distance ("dephasing length") required to ac...