Acceleration of Electrons upon Interaction of Laser Pulses with Solid Targets in the Laser Peeler Regime

Abstract

We performed an experiment on the acceleration of electrons in the laser peeler regime during the interaction of a focused subpetawatt laser pulses with solid-state targets. Electrons with energies up to 70 MeV were produced, and their directional pattern was determined. The use of serrated targets led to an increase in the maximum energies and the number of accelerated electrons. A numerical study conducted using particle-in-cell simulation showed good agreement with the experimental results.