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High-charge relativistic electron bunches from a kHz laser-plasma accelerator

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We report on electron wakefield acceleration in the resonant bubble regime with few-millijoule near-single-cycle laser pulses at a kilohertz repetition rate. Using very tight focusing of the laser pulse in conjunction with microscale supersonic gas jets, we demonstrate a stable relativistic electron source with a high charge per pulse up to 24  pC/shot. The corresponding average current is 24 nA, making this kilohertz electron source useful for various applications.

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hal-01704788 , version 1 (08-02-2018)

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Dominykas Gustas, Diego Guénot, Aline Vernier, Shankar Dutt, Frederik Böhle, et al.. High-charge relativistic electron bunches from a kHz laser-plasma accelerator. Phys.Rev.Accel.Beams, 2018, 21 (1), pp.013401. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.21.013401⟩. ⟨hal-01704788⟩
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