Influence of a Magnetic Guide Field on Self-Injection in Wakefield Acceleration

Alain Bourdier, Guillaume Girard, Sébastien Rassou, Xavier Davoine, Mathieu Drouin

CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2012.312248                

Abstract

The influence of an external static field applied in the direction of propagation of a high intensity driving laser pulse on the electron trapping in laser wakefield acceleration is explored. It is shown that, in the case of self-injection, the electric charge accelerated can be enhanced in some physical situations.

Keywords

Laser Wakefield Acceleration; Magnetic Guide Field; Electron Injection; Self-Trapping

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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