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Energetic electron bunches were generated by irradiating a solid tungsten wire 13 μm wide with 50 femtosecond pulses at an intensity of ∼3×1018 W/cm2. The electron yield, energy spectrum and angular distribution were measured. These energetic electron bunches are suitable for injection into a laser driven plasma accelerator. An all-optical electron injector based on this approach could simplify timing and alignment in future laser-plasma accelerator experiments.
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Palchan, T., Eisenmann, S., Zigler, A. et al. All optical electron injector using an intense ultrashort pulse laser and a solid wire target. Appl. Phys. B 83, 219–223 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2157-6
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