TITLE:
Influence of a Magnetic Guide Field on Self-Injection in Wakefield Acceleration
AUTHORS:
Alain Bourdier, Guillaume Girard, Sébastien Rassou, Xavier Davoine, Mathieu Drouin
KEYWORDS:
Laser Wakefield Acceleration; Magnetic Guide Field; Electron Injection; Self-Trapping
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Modern Physics,
Vol.3 No.12,
December
31,
2012
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.