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@article{Savert and Mangles:2015:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.055002,
author = {Savert and Mangles, SPD and Schnell, M and Siminos, E and Cole, JM and Leier, M and Reuter, M and Schwab, MB and Moller, M and Poder, K and Jackel, O and Paulus, GG and Spielmann, C and Skupin, S and Najmudin, Z and Kaluza, MC},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.055002},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
title = {Direct observation of the injection dynamics of a laser wakefield accelerator using few-femtosecond shadowgraphy},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.055002},
volume = {115},
year = {2015}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB - We present few-femtosecond shadowgraphic snapshots taken during the non-linear evolution of the plasma wave in a laser wakefield accelerator with transverse synchronized few-cycle probe pulses. These snapshots can be directly associated with the electron density distribution within the plasma wave and give quantitative information about its size and shape. Our results show that self-injection of electrons into the first plasma wave period is induced by a lengthening of the first plasma period. Three dimensional particle in cell simulations support our observations.
AU - Savert
AU - Mangles,SPD
AU - Schnell,M
AU - Siminos,E
AU - Cole,JM
AU - Leier,M
AU - Reuter,M
AU - Schwab,MB
AU - Moller,M
AU - Poder,K
AU - Jackel,O
AU - Paulus,GG
AU - Spielmann,C
AU - Skupin,S
AU - Najmudin,Z
AU - Kaluza,MC
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.055002
PY - 2015///
SN - 1079-7114
TI - Direct observation of the injection dynamics of a laser wakefield accelerator using few-femtosecond shadowgraphy
T2 - Physical Review Letters
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.055002
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/24512
VL - 115
ER -