Acceleration of electrons in hollow glass capillaries under the action of intense picosecond laser pulses. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Flegentov, V.A.; Safronov, K.V.; Gavrilov, D.S.; Kakshin, A.G.; Pkhaiko, N.A.; Potapov, A.V.
• Is Part Of: Quantum electronics. Volume 51:Number 9(2021)
• Page Start: 846
• Page End: 849
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: picosecond laser pulse -- pre-pulse -- hollow capillary -- relativistic electrons -- magnetic electron spectrometer; Quantum electronics -- Periodicals; 537.5
• DOI: 10.1070/QEL17609
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1063-7818

Abstract

Abstract: The generation of relativistic electron beams in hollow glass capillaries is investigated using a picosecond laser system. A plasma is formed in a capillary due to the ablation of its inner walls by a specially formed pre-pulse. Electron beams with an opening angle of ∼40 mrad, exponential energy spectrum with maximum energy about 20 MeV, and a total charge of ∼0.2 nC are experimentally detected.