We show that electrons can be accelerated from rest by the longitudinal electric field of an intense TM/sub 01/ optical pulse. Numerical simulations predict net energy gains in the GeV range for laser intensities reaching 10/sup 22/ W/cm/sup 2/.


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    Title :

    Acceleration of electrons from rest to GeV energies by intense transverse magnetic laser pulses in free space


    Contributors:
    Varin, C. (author) / Piche, M. (author) / Porras, M.A. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2005-01-01


    Size :

    927387 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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