Multi-GeV Laser Wakefield Electron Acceleration with PW Lasers

Laser wakefield electron acceleration (LWFA) is an emerging technology for the next generation of electron accelerators. As intense laser technology has rapidly developed, LWFA has overcome its limitations and has proven its possibilities to facilitate compact high-energy electron beams. Since high-...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2021-07, Vol.11 (13), p.5831
Main Authors: Kim, Hyung, Pathak, Vishwa, Hojbota, Calin, Mirzaie, Mohammad, Pae, Ki, Kim, Chul, Yoon, Jin, Sung, Jae, Lee, Seong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerators
compact electron accelerator
Electric fields
Electron acceleration
Electron accelerators
Electron beams
Electrons
Energy
GeV electron beam
High energy electrons
High power lasers
Laser etching
laser plasma
laser wakefield acceleration
Lasers
New technology
petawatt laser
Plasma etching
Propagation
Radiation
Radiography
Synchrotrons
Velocity
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Summary:Laser wakefield electron acceleration (LWFA) is an emerging technology for the next generation of electron accelerators. As intense laser technology has rapidly developed, LWFA has overcome its limitations and has proven its possibilities to facilitate compact high-energy electron beams. Since high-power lasers reach peak power beyond petawatts (PW), LWFA has a new chance to explore the multi-GeV energy regime. In this article, we review the recent development of multi-GeV electron acceleration with PW lasers and discuss the limitations and perspectives of the LWFA with high-power lasers.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11135831