Maximum current density and beam brightness achievable by laser-driven electron sources

This paper discusses the extension to different electron beam aspect ratio of the Child-Langmuir law for the maximum achievable current density in electron guns. Using a simple model, we derive quantitative formulas in good agreement with simulation codes. The new scaling laws for the peak current d...

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Main Authors: D. Filippetto, P. Musumeci, M. Zolotorev, G. Stupakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014-02-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.024201