A single laser pulse with spot size smaller than half its wavelength (w0<λ/2) can provide a net energy gain to ultrarelativistic particles. In this paper, we discuss the properties of an optical cell consisting of N subcycle pulses that propagate in the direction perpendicular to the electron motion. We show that the energy gain produced by the cell is proportional to N and it is sizable even for O(1TW) pulses
Terranova, F. (2014). Particle acceleration in sub-cycle optical cells. PHYSICAL REVIEW SPECIAL TOPICS. ACCELERATORS AND BEAMS, 17(7) [10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.071301].
Particle acceleration in sub-cycle optical cells
Terranova, F
2014
Abstract
A single laser pulse with spot size smaller than half its wavelength (w0<λ/2) can provide a net energy gain to ultrarelativistic particles. In this paper, we discuss the properties of an optical cell consisting of N subcycle pulses that propagate in the direction perpendicular to the electron motion. We show that the energy gain produced by the cell is proportional to N and it is sizable even for O(1TW) pulses
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