As an ultrashort high-intensity laser pulse propagates in a plasma, an electron plasma wave with relativistic phase velocity is excited by stimulated Raman forward scattering instability. A low emittance, relativistic electron beam is produced when the electron plasma wave traps and accelerates hot background electrons. Such an electron beam itself, or an ultrashort x-ray pulse generated from it, can be used for studying ultrafast science.
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Chen, S. Y., Wagner, R., Maksimchuk, A., & Umstadter, D. (1998). Generation of ultrashort electron bunches using table-top laser-plasma-based electron accelerators. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, 63, 418–420. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72289-9_125
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