摘要
讨论了线极化波对带电粒子三种加速机制:(1)介质折射率递减但外加磁场保持不变;(2)介质折射率不变但外加磁场递增;(3)介质折射率递减且外加磁场递增。结果显示,在一定的加速距离内,按照机制(3)利用LPEMW加速电子的效率最高。另外,机制(3)可以避免机制(2)中电子在加速过程中回飞的问题,这一点在利用线极化波(LPEMW)加速电子束或带电粒子束时非常重要。
Acceleration of electrons or charged particles by a linearly polarized electromagnetic wave(LPEMW)propagating in a medium along an external magnetic field is theoretically studied.We have investigated three acceleration cases here:(Ⅰ)the medium's refractive index changes with location but the external magnetic field is constant,(Ⅱ)the medium's refractive index is constant but the external magnetic field increases with the distance in the wave propagation direction,and(Ⅲ)both the medium's refractive index and the external magnetic field change with the distance.The results show that the most efficient(i.e.,at a fixed acceleration distance,obtaining the highest relativistic factor)electron acceleration by the LPEMW can be fulfilled in case(Ⅲ).Besides,in case(Ⅲ),the drawback(such as charged particles' going backward for a while)in the acceleration of case(Ⅱ)can be avoided or greatly reduced,which is very important for acceleration of a bunch of electrons or charged particles by LPEMW.It is believed that the acceleration mechanism found in case(Ⅲ)can be helpful in the design of a compact and efficient chargedparticle accelerator.
引文
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