Role of stochastic heating in wakefield acceleration when optical injection is used

S Rassou, A Bourdier, M Drouin - Physics of Plasmas, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The dynamics of an electron in two counterpropagating waves is investigated. Conditions for
stochastic acceleration are derived. The possibility of stochastic heating is confirmed when …

The self-consistent nonlinear theory of charged particle beam acceleration by slowed circularly polarized electromagnetic waves

L Kong, H Wang, Z Hou, H ** - Plasma Science and Technology, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The relativistic interaction of charged particle beams with a circularly polarized
electromagnetic wave propagating along a uniform guiding magnetic field in the tunneling of …

Influence of a magnetic guide field on wakefield acceleration

M Drouin, Q Harry, A Bourdier - ar** and optimization of the beam quality are two key issues of
Laser Wake Field Acceleration (LWFA). The influence of stochastic acceleration on the …