TITLE:
Influence of a Magnetic Guide Field on Injection in Wakefield Acceleration
AUTHORS:
Alain Bourdier, Sébastien Rassou, Guillaume Girard, Mathieu Drouin
KEYWORDS:
Laser Wakefield Acceleration; Magnetic Field; Electron Injection; Self-Trapping
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Modern Physics,
Vol.3 No.9,
September
24,
2012
ABSTRACT: The influence of an external static field applied in the direction parallel to the direction of propagation of a high intensity driving laser pulse on the electron trapping in laser wakefield acceleration is explored.