Collective refraction of a beam of electrons at a plasma-gas interface

In a recent Brief Comment, the results of an experiment to measure the refraction of a particle beam were reported [P. Muggli et al., Nature 411, 43 (2001)]. The refraction takes place at a passive interface between a plasma and a gas. Here the full paper on which that Comment is based is presented....

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Published in:Physical review special topics. PRST-AB. Accelerators and beams 2001-09, Vol.4 (9), p.091301, Article 091301
Main Authors: Muggli, P., Lee, S., Katsouleas, T., Assmann, R., Decker, F. J., Hogan, M. J., Iverson, R., Raimondi, P., Siemann, R. H., Walz, D., Blue, B., Clayton, C. E., Dodd, E., Fonseca, R. A., Hemker, R., Joshi, C., Marsh, K. A., Mori, W. B., Wang, S.
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Language:English
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Experiments
Particle beams
Particle in cell technique
Refraction
Snells law
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Summary:In a recent Brief Comment, the results of an experiment to measure the refraction of a particle beam were reported [P. Muggli et al., Nature 411, 43 (2001)]. The refraction takes place at a passive interface between a plasma and a gas. Here the full paper on which that Comment is based is presented. A theoretical model extends the results presented previously [T. Katsouleas et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 455, 161 (2000)]. The effective Snell's law is shown to be nonlinear, and the transients at the head of the beam are described. 3D particle-in-cell simulations are performed for parameters corresponding to the experiment. Additionally, the experiment to measure the refraction and internal reflection at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is described.
ISSN:1098-4402
1098-4402
2469-9888
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.4.091301