@article{6085,
  author = {A. J. W. Reitsma and V. V. Goloviznin and L. P. J. Kamp and T. J. Schep},
  title = {Simulation of laser wakefield acceleration of an ultrashort electron bunch},
  abstract = {The dynamics of the acceleration of a short electron bunch in a strong plasma wave excited by a laser pulse in a plasma channel is studied both analytically and numerically in slab geometry. ln our simulations, a fully nonlinear, relativistic hydrodynamic description for the plasma wave is combined with particle-in-cell methods for the description of the bunch. Collective self-interactions within:the bunch are fully taken into account. The existence of adiabatic invariants of motion is shown to have important implications for the final beam quality. Similar to the one-dimensional case, the natural evolution of the bunch is shown to lead, under proper initial conditions, to a minimum in the relative energy spread.},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Physical Review E},
  volume = {63},
  number = {4},
  pages = {art. no.-046502},
  month = {Apr},
  isbn = {1063-651X},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.63.046502},
  language = {eng},
}