Abstract
A new parameter regime of laser wakefield acceleration driven by sub-petawatt femotsecond lasers is proposed, which enables the generation of relativistic electron mirrors further accelerated by the plasma wave. Integrated particle-in-cell simulation including the mirror formation and Thomson scattering demonstrates that efficient coherent backscattering up to keV photon energy can be obtained with moderate driver laser intensities and high density gas targets.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 161102 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Early online date | 20 Oct 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2014 |
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Keywords
- laser wakefield acceleration
- plasma waves
- backscattering
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Li, F. Y., Sheng, Z. M., Chen, M., C. Wu, H., Liu, Y., Meyer-ter-Vehn, J., ... Zhang, J. (2014). Coherent kilo-electron-volt backscattering from plasma-wave boosted relativistic electron mirrors. Applied Physics Letters, 105(16), [161102].