title: Mono-energetic GeV electrons from ionization in a radially polarized laser beam.
abstract: Fields of a radially polarized laser beam developed recently [Y. I. Salamin, Opt. Lett.31, 2619 (2006)] are employed to show that electrons produced by atomic ionization near the focus may be accelerated to GeV energies. Conditions for producing a mono-energetic and well-collimated electron beam are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. ysalamin@aus.edu
authors.forename: Yousef I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Salamin