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Synchrotron acceleration of transparent charged macroparticles by a laser beam
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2009
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The acceleration of transparent charged macroparticles by the repeated radiation pressure of a laser beam is considered. A radial electric field allows a motion along a closed path, on a stable orbit. For macroparticles made out of carborundum, of radius r = 0.5 μm, velocities above 100 km/s look feasible, allowing the production of high densities of energy.
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