High-flux electron beams from laser wakefield accelerators driven by petawatt lasers

摘要

Laser wakefield accelerators. (LWFAs) are. considered to be. one of the most competitive. nextgeneration. accelerator. candidates. In this paper, we will study the potential high-flux electron beam production. of an LWFA driven by petawatt-level laser pulses. In our three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, an optimal set of parameters gives similar to 40 nC of charge with 2 PW laser power, thus similar to 400 kA of instantaneous current if we assume the electron beam duration is 100 fs. This high flux and its secondary radiation are widely applicable in nuclear and QED physics, industrial imaging, medical and biological studies.