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Betatron oscillations in electron beams produced from 200 TW laser interactions. Electrons accelerated in the plasma - “wiggle” due to tranverse electric field in the focal region - Betatron Oscillations. Electron density 1.1x10 19 cm -3. 200 MeV electrons. Emission angle ~ 10 degrees.
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Betatron oscillations in electron beams produced from 200 TW laser interactions Electrons accelerated in the plasma - “wiggle” due to tranverse electric field in the focal region - Betatron Oscillations Electron density 1.1x1019 cm-3 200 MeV electrons Emission angle ~ 10 degrees These are evident in simulations as well as in energy spectra of accelerated electron beams T. Matsuoka, V. Chvykov, Y. Horvitz, G. Kalinchenko, K. Krushelnick, A. Maksimchuk, S. Reed, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky Electron density 1.0x1019 cm-3 200 MeV electrons Electrons wiggling in laser field due to Betatron oscillations (simulation using OSIRIS)