Direct laser field electron generation using a tight focused high intensity laser pulse

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Abstract

Energetic electrons generation (around 20 keV) by longitudinal field acceleration from a laser pulse has been demonstrated by focusing a radially polarized TM01 ultrashort laser pulse (1,8 microns, 550 microJ, 15 fs) with a high numerical aperture parabola. We extend this technique using a 100 TW laser system. The expected intensity is around 10E22 W/cm2. Preliminary results about energetic electrons generation (MeV range) by focusing a linearly polarized TEM00 ultrashort pulse (800 nm, 3 J, 30 fs) are presented.

Authors

  • Sylvain Fourmaux

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Antoine Bois

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Sylvain De Leseleuc

    • LULI, UMR 7605, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France

  • Marc Glesser

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Kazuto Otani

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Stephane Payeur

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Mark Quinn

    • GPHI, CEA-Saclay, DSM-IRAMIS-SPAM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

  • Arpit Saraf

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Bruno Schmidt

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Patrizio Antici

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Francois Legare

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Steve Maclean

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada

  • Michel Piche

    • COPL, Universite Laval, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada

  • Jean-Claude Kieffer

    • INRS-EMT, Universite du Quebec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Quebec, Canada