Electron acceleration by a laser pulse in vacuum

Q. M. Lu, Y. Cheng, Z. Z. Xu, S. Wang

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Abstract

The acceleration of an electron by a circularly polarized, high-intensity ultrashort laser pulse in vacuum is studied. It appears that the energy of the electron can be accelerated significantly, and the electron moves almost along the propagation direction of the laser pulse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)825-827
Number of pages3
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1998
Externally publishedYes

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