https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00028-w
Regular Article
Electron acceleration by a binomially chirped laser pulse
1
Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, POB 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2
Department of Applied Physics, University of Sharjah, POB 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
3
King’s University College, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Received:
15
July
2020
Accepted:
24
December
2020
Published online:
13
April
2021
A two-parameter model for chirping the frequency of a plane-wave laser pulse is introduced using a binomial expansion. Acceleration of single electrons, through interaction with the plane-wave binomially chirped laser pulse, is investigated by solving the relativistic equations of motion, analytically and numerically. Multi-GeV energy gains are reported from interaction with 10
W/cm
peak-intensity chirped pulses.
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