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Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2467 - 2470 (1995)

A Proposed Dielectric-Loaded Resonant Laser Accelerator
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J. Rosenzweig, A. Murokh, and C. Pellegrini
Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90024

Received 2 September 1994

A laser-pumped accelerator utilizing a resonant, periodic, dielectric structure is proposed. The electromagnetic fields due to a side-injected laser beam impinging on this structure are calculated in a two-dimensional standing-wave approximation, leading to an estimated accelerating field in excess of 1 GV/m for accessible experimental parameters. The longitudinal dynamics of injected electrons in the device are discussed, as are the first- and second-order transverse focusing effects inherent to this structure. Similarities and differences between this scheme and conventional and other advanced accelerators are examined.


©1995 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v74/p2467
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2467
PACS: 29.17.+w, 41.75.Ht, 42.62.-b, 42.82.Et

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