title: Synergistic laser-wakefield and direct-laser acceleration in the plasma-bubble regime.
abstract: The concept of a hybrid laser plasma accelerator is proposed. Relativistic electrons undergoing resonant betatron oscillations inside the plasma bubble created by a laser pulse are accelerated by gaining energy directly from the laser pulse and from its plasma wake. The resulting phase space of self-injected plasma electrons is split into two, containing a subpopulation that experiences wakefield acceleration beyond the standard dephasing limit because of the multidimensional nature of its motion that reduces the phase slippage between the electrons and the wake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors.forename: Vladimir N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Khudik
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors.forename: Gennady
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shvets