Faraday-rotation self-interference method for electron beam duration measurement in the laser wakefield accelerator

Liu, Jiaqi and Li, Wentao and Liu, Jiansheng and Qin, Zhiyong and Wang, Wentao and Qi, Rong and Zhang, Zhijun and Yu, Changhai and Fang, Ming and Wang, Cheng and Li, Ruxin (2018) Faraday-rotation self-interference method for electron beam duration measurement in the laser wakefield accelerator. Chinese Optics Letters, 16 (7). ISSN 1671-7694

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Abstract

Real-time single-shot measurement of the femtosecond electron beam duration in laser wakefield accelerators is discussed for both experimental design and theoretical analysis that combines polarimetry and interferometry. The probe pulse polarization is rotated by the azimuthal magnetic field of the electron beam and then introduced into a Michelson-type interferometer for self-interference. The electron beam duration is obtained from the region size of the interference fringes, which is independent of the pulse width of the probe laser. Using a larger magnification system or incident angle, the measurement resolution can be less than 1 fs.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:68622
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    10 July 2018
    Published
    21 May 2018
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:27 Jun 2019 10:47
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:21
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68622
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