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Electron Acceleration with Grating Targets

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High Field Plasmonics

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The main result described in this chapter is the first observation of electron acceleration by relativistic surface plasmons excited with ultra-high intensity laser pulses (\( I > 10^{18}\, \text {W/cm}^2\)) interacting with grating targets. The experimental data are supported by three-dimensional numerical simulations and a theoretical model, which confirm the generation of relativistic surface plasmons and justify the acceleration process.

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Notes

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    These results obtained at GIST are still preliminary as of October 2015.

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    CCD cameras require special cooling to operate in vacuum. The device we used was not suitable to be operated in these conditions.

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    e.g. if the grooves have their peak at \(x_1=0\) and their valley at \(x_2=0.25\), \(x_{avg}= 0.125\).

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Fedeli, L. (2017). Electron Acceleration with Grating Targets. In: High Field Plasmonics. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44290-7_4

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