Electron Beam Guiding with a Laser Bessel Beam

Abstract

We formulate the set of equations that describe the trajectories of electrons counter-propagating along a radially polarized optical Bessel beam (OBB). It is shown that a significant fraction of the electrons can be transversally trapped by the OBB even in the case of “un-matched” injection. Moreover, these transversally trapped particles (TTP) can be transported without loss over more than half a meter long interaction region.