Dense relativistic electron mirrors from a Laguerre-Gaussian laser-irradiated micro-droplet

Hu, Li-Xiang and Yu, Tong-Pu and Li, Han-Zhen and Yin, Yan and McKenna, Paul and Shao, Fu-Qiu (2018) Dense relativistic electron mirrors from a Laguerre-Gaussian laser-irradiated micro-droplet. Optics Letters, 43 (11). 2615. ISSN 0146-9592 (https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.43.002615)

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Abstract

We investigate dense relativistic electron mirror generation from a micro-droplet driven by circularly- polarized Laguerre-Gaussian lasers. The surface electrons are expelled from the droplet by the laser radial electric field and evolve into dense sheets after leaving the droplet. These electrons are trapped in the potential well of the laser transverse ponderomotive force and are steadily accelerated to about 100 MeV by the inherent longitudinal electric field. Particle-in-cell simulations indicate that the relativistic electron mirrors are characterized by high beam charge, narrow energy spread and large angular-momentum, which can be utilized for bright compact X/ γ -ray pulse generation and photon vortex formation.

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Hu, Li-Xiang, Yu, Tong-Pu, Li, Han-Zhen, Yin, Yan, McKenna, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7091 and Shao, Fu-Qiu;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:64163
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 June 2018
    Published
    24 May 2018
    Published Online
    24 April 2018
    Accepted
    Notes:© 2018 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:24 May 2018 15:07
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:58
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64163
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