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Direct electron acceleration by highly focused ultrahigh-power laser pulses of radial polarization in the ultrarelativistic mode was studied. The mode at which the focusing spot size appears of the same order as the laser radiation wavelength was considered. Electromagnetic fields were calculated using exact Stratton-Chu diffraction integrals. Calculations showed that, as for the case of linear polarization, too sharp focusing (in the diffraction limit) is not optimum for electron acceleration, despite the strong axial field namely in the case of a submicrometer laser spot. At the same time, the case of moderate focusing is more attractive for electron acceleration.
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Original Russian Text © S.G. Bochkarev, K.I. Popov, V.Yu. Bychenkov, 2009, published in Kratkie Soobshcheniya po Fizike, 2009, Vol. 36, No. 11, pp. 38–45.
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Bochkarev, S.G., Popov, K.I. & Bychenkov, V.Y. Direct acceleration of electrons by radially polarized laser pulse. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 36, 335–336 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335609110074
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335609110074