用拉盖尔-高斯激光对真空中电子直接加速

对用拉盖尔-高斯(LG)光束加速电子作了研究.结果表明，仅模指数为p和l=1的LG光束的纵向电场可用于加速电子.模指数为p和l=1的线偏振和圆偏振LG光束都对电子有加速效果.对轴上光场的相速度和群速度以及电子能量增益等物理特征作了讨论.给出了轴上光场的相速度和群速度、加速电位及电子能量增益等的解析表达式，并作了数值计算和分析. 关键词： 激光电子加速 拉盖尔-高斯光束 线偏振和圆偏振 能量增益     

Cohesive acceleration and focusing of relativistic electrons in overdense plasma

We describe our studies of the generation of plasma wake fields by a relativistic electron bunch and of phasing between the longitudinal and transverse fields in the wake. The leading edge of the electron bunch excites a high-amplitude plasma wake inside the overdense plasma column, and the acceleration and focusing wake fields are probed by the bunch tail. By monitoring the dependence of the acceleration upon the plasma's density, we approached the beam-matching condition and achieved an energy gain of 0.6 MeV over the 17 mm plasma length, corresponding to an average acceleration gradient of 35 MeV/m. Wake-induced modulation in energy and angular divergence of the electron bunch are mapped within a wide range of plasma density. We confirm a theoretical prediction about the phase offset between the accelerating and focusing components of plasma wake.     

Surface acceleration of fast electrons with relativistic self-focusing in preformed plasma

We report an observation of surface acceleration of fast electrons in intense laser-plasma interactions. When a preformed plasma is presented in front of a solid target with a higher laser intensity, the emission direction of fast electrons is changed to the target surface direction from the laser and specular directions. This feature could be caused by the formation of a strong static magnetic field along the target surface which traps and holds fast electrons on the surface. In our experiment, the increase in the laser intensity due to relativistic self-focusing in plasma plays an important role for the formation. The strength of the magnetic field is calculated from the bent angle of the electrons, resulting in tens of percent of laser magnetic field, which agrees well with a two-dimensional particle-in-cell calculation. The strong surface current explains the high conversion efficiency on the cone-guided fast ignitor experiments.     

Direct acceleration of electrons using two crossed Laguerre--Gaussian laser beams in vacuum

The basic physical characteristics of electrons accelerated by two linearly polarized and circularly symmetric crossed Laguerre--Gaussian (LG) laser beams with equal frequency and amplitude in vacuum are studied in detail. The condition, under which electrons can be accelerated effectively, and the energy gain are discussed.     

Radiation of relativistic electrons in a magnetic undulator

Expressions are obtained for the spectral-angular characteristics of the radiation in two limiting cases: 1 and 1 ( is the angle of deflection of the electron in the field, and is the energy of the electron in units of mc²). It is shown that in the latter case the maximum of the radiation occurs at higher harmonics.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 88–91, October, 1973.In conclusion the authors thank Professor A. A. Sokolov for useful discussions.     

Radiation of relativistic electrons in a variable undulator

A study is made of the polarization, spectral, and angular characteristics of the radiation of an electron in an arbitrary system of constant undulators with different strengths, distributions, periods, and number of periods of the magnetic field. It is shown that such a system enables one to obtain any form of the radiation spectrum in a wide range of wavelengths.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 6, pp. 48–51, June, 1977.     

Numerical simulation of chorus-driving acceleration of relativistic electrons at extremely low L-shell during geomagnetic storms

During 2018 major geomagnetic storm, relativistic electron enhancements in extremely low L-shell regions (reaching L～3) have been reported based on observations of ZH-1 and Van Allen probes satellites, and the storm is highly likely to be accelerated by strong whistler-mode waves occurring near very low L-shell regions where the plasmapause was suppressed. It is very interesting to observe the intense chorus-accelerated electrons locating in such low L-shells and filling into the slot region. In this paper, we further perform numerical simulation by solving the two-dimensional Fokker-Planck equation based on the bounce-averaged diffusion rates. Numerical results demonstrate the evolution processes of the chorus-driven electron flux and confirm the flux enhancement in low pitch angle ranges (20°-50°) after the wave-particle interaction for tens of hours. The simulation result is consistent with the observation of potential butterfly pitch angle distributions of relativistic electrons from both ZH-1 and Van Allen probes.     

Broadband emission from a relativistic electron bunch in a semi-infinite waveguide

A study is made of the excitation of a transition radiation pulse during the injection of a charged particle bunch through the end metal wall into a semi-infinite cylindrical waveguide. Exact analytic expressions for the fields of a thin ring-shaped bunch are obtained in terms of the Lommel functions of two variables. The energy efficiency, power, and spectrum of radiation emitted from a finite-size charged bunch in a vacuum waveguide are calculated numerically with allowance for the multimode nature of the excited field. It is shown that, under certain conditions, the bunch can generate a short, high-intensity electromagnetic pulse with a broad frequency spectrum. The effect of various parameters of the charged bunch-waveguide system (such as the bunch current, bunch duration, and waveguide radius) on the generation efficiency of a transition radiation pulse is investigated.     

Photon acceleration in vacuum

A new process associated with the nonlinear optical properties of the electromagnetic vacuum, as predicted by quantum electrodynamics, is described. This can be called photon acceleration in vacuum, and corresponds to the frequency shift that takes place when a given test photon interacts with an intense beam of background radiation.     

Emission of relativistic electrons in a periodic magnetic field

The polarization properties and the angular and spectral-angular distribution of the emission of electrons moving in a periodic magnetic field are investigated. The emission power is expressed in the near-axial approximation in terms of the Fourier component of the vector potential of the external magnetic field.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 16–20, July, 1981.     

Laser acceleration of electrons in a thin metal film

A mechanism acceleration of electrons to relativistic velocities in a thin metal film irradiated with ultrashort (τ _L ≤1 ps) high-power (I>¹⁶ W/cm²) laser pulses is proposed. The acceleration is due to a resonance action of the nonuniform field on a portion of the electrons, viz., those which oscillate in the direction transverse to the film with a frequency close to the frequency of the field. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 66, No. 1, 8–12 (10 July 1997)     

Direct acceleration of electrons in a corrugated plasma waveguide

Historically, direct acceleration of charged particles by electromagnetic fields has been limited by diffraction, phase matching, and material damage thresholds. A recently developed plasma micro-optic [B. Layer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 035001 (2007)] removes these limitations and promises to allow high-field acceleration of electrons over many centimeters using relatively small femtosecond lasers. We present simulations that show a laser pulse power of 1.9 TW should allow an acceleration gradient larger than 80 MV/cm. A modest power of only 30 GW would still allow acceleration gradients in excess of 10 MV/cm.     

Ponderomotive acceleration of electrons by a whistler pulse

A Gaussian whistler pulse is shown to cause ponderomotive acceleration of electrons in a plasma when the peak whistler amplitude exceeds a threshold value and the whistler frequency is greater than half the cyclotron frequency, ω>ω _c /2. The threshold amplitude decreases with the ratio of plasma frequency to electron cyclotron frequency, ω _p /ω _c . However, above the threshold amplitude, the acceleration energy decreases with ω _p /ω _c . The electrons gain velocities about twice the group velocity of the whistler.     

Particle acceleration in relativistic current sheets

Relativistic current sheets have been proposed as the sites of dissipation in pulsar winds, jets in active galaxies, and other Poynting flux dominated flows. It is shown that the steady versions of these structures differ from their nonrelativistic counterparts because they do not permit transformation to a de Hofmann-Teller frame with zero electric field. Instead, their generic form is that of a true neutral sheet with no linking magnetic field component normal to the sheet. The maximum energy to which such structures can accelerate particles is derived, and used to compute the maximum frequency of the subsequent synchrotron radiation. This can be substantially in excess of standard estimates. In the magnetically driven gamma-ray burst scenario, acceleration of electrons is possible to energies sufficient to enable photon-photon pair production after an inverse Compton scattering event.     

相对论电子探测谱仪的设计及标定

考虑电子的相对论效应,根据电磁学理论和相对论公式建立了电子磁谱仪的原理;按照该原理设计了电子的磁谱仪,用补偿磁路改善了磁场的均匀性;按照磁谱仪的结构对其进行了测试和标定;以LiF热释光探测器作为记录元件,可获得相对论电子的能量分布。实验上典型的测量结果与国外计算机模拟的结果较好地一致,从而证明电子磁谱仪的可靠性。     

相对论电子探测谱仪的设计及标定

考虑电子的相对论效应,根据电磁学理论和相对论公式建立了电子磁谱仪的原理;按照该原理设计了电子的磁谱仪,用补偿磁路改善了磁场的均匀性;按照磁谱仪的结构对其进行了测试和标定;以LiF热释光探测器作为记录元件,可获得相对论电子的能量分布.实验上典型的测量结果与国外计算机模拟的结果较好地一致,从而证明电子磁谱仪的可靠性.     

Quantum transitions of relativistic electrons in a superstrong magnetic field

The probability of emission of a hard γ-quantum in relativistic electron transitions to the ground (or near it) level in a magnetic field H ～ H₀ = m²c³/e₀? = 4.41 × 10¹³G is obtained. For the inverse transitions from these levels the cross-section of electron photoexitation is calculated.     

On a relativistic theory of acceleration waves in thermoconducting fluids

Summary The propagation of acceleration waves in thermoconducting fluids is studied in the framework of relativistic thermodynamics. The main result is the existence of two waves which propagate with different, finite speeds.

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Riassunto La propagazione di onde di accelerazione nei fluidi termoconduttori è studiata nell'àmbito della termodinamica relativistica. Il risultato principale è l'esistenza di due tipi di onde, che si propagano con differenti velocità, entrambe finite.

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Рееюме В рамках релятивистской термодинамики исследуется распространение волн ускорения в термопроводяших жидкостях. Основной ревультат заключается в том, что сушествуют две волны, которые распространяютая с различными, конечными скоростями.

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In partial fulfillment of Physics Degree requirements.

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Research carried out under the auspices of the Group for Mathematical Physics (G.N.F.M.) of the Italian Research Council (C.N.R.).     

Motion and radiation of relativistic electrons in a special-type wiggler

A magnetic wiggler is studied in which each period of the magnetic field is produced by four magnet sections. A wiggler of this type can be used in the ring of an electron synchrotron.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 14–18, April, 1978.