High energy micro electron beam generation using chirped laser pulse in the presence of an axial magnetic field

• Published in: Physics of plasmas 2015-10, Vol.22 (10)
• Main Authors: Akou, H., Hamedi, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Angular position; BEAM EMITTANCE; ELECTRON BEAMS; Electrons; Energy; ENERGY SPECTRA; GAIN; Gaussian beams (optics); GEV RANGE; Laser beams; LASER RADIATION; Lasers; MAGNETIC FIELDS; Magnetism; MEV RANGE; Plasma physics; PULSES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; Spectral emittance
• ISSN: 1070-664X; 1089-7674
• DOI: 10.1063/1.4934981

In this paper, the generation of high-quality and high-energy micro electron beam in vacuum by a chirped Gaussian laser pulse in the presence of an axial magnetic field is numerically investigated. The features of energy and angular spectra, emittances, and position distribution of electron beam are compared in two cases, i.e., in the presence and absence of an external magnetic field. The electron beam is accelerated with higher energy and qualified in spatial distribution in the presence of the magnetic field. The presence of an axial magnetic field improves electron beam spatial quality as well as its gained energy through keeping the electron motion parallel to the direction of propagation for longer distances. It has been found that a 64 μm electron bunch with about MeV initial energy becomes a 20 μm electron beam with high energy of the order of GeV, after interacting with a laser pulse in the presence of an external magnetic field.