Jiang Cheng, Wang Wenpeng, Weber Stefan, Dong Hao, leng yuxin, Li Ruxin, Xu ZhiZhan
Author Affiliations
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Chinese Academy of SciencesELI-Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicShanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciencesshow less
Abstract
A new near-infrared direct acceleration mechanism driven by Laguerre–Gaussian laser is proposed to stably accelerate and concentrate electron slice both in longitudinal and transversal directions in vacuum. Three-dimensional simulations show that a 2-μm circularly polarized LGlp(p = 0, l = 1, σz = −1) laser can directly manipulate attosecond electron slices in additional dimensions (angular directions) and give them annular structures and angular momentums. These annular vortex attosecond electron slices is expected to have some novel applications such as in the collimation of antiprotons in conventional linear accelerators, edge-enhancement electron imaging, structured x-ray generation, and analysis and manipulation of nanomaterials.