BELLA Table Top Laser (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

BELLA Table Top Laser (2 of 3)

Caption

A laser plasma accelerator uses a laser pulse (red and blue disks, extreme right) to create a wake through a plasma, creating strong electric fields. Like surfers on a wave, free electrons ride the wake and are accelerated to high energies. Only the electron bunch propelled by the first wave (white glow) is shown in this simulation.

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Simulation by Jean-Luc Vay and Cameron Geddes

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