Published July 2, 2007
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Journal article
Particle acceleration by subcycle laser pulse in vacuum
- 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)
- 2. Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Materials Modification of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875 (China) and Institute of Low Energy Nuclear Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875 (China)
Description
An analytical model based on the diffraction-induced transformation [A. E. Kaplan, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 15, 951 (1998)] for an ultrashort subcycle laser pulse propagating in vacuum is considered. The pulse is initially Gaussian. To the lowest order of the diffraction angle its evolution satisfies Maxwell's equations. The model is used to study the motion of charged particles in the pulse. It is shown that the delta-function representation is an excellent approximation of a subcycle pulse for studying charged-particle dynamics in subcycle pulse
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2754357;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 91
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 011118-011118.3
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39001315
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATION; APPROXIMATIONS; BEAM OPTICS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DELTA FUNCTION; DIFFRACTION; LASERS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PULSES
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SCATTERING
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics