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<p>where <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(k_0 = 2\pi/\lambda_0\)</span> is the wavevector and where
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(E_0 = m_e c^2 k_0 / q_e\)</span> is the field amplitude for <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(a_0=1\)</span>.</p>
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<li><p><strong>w0</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em>) – Laser waist at the focal plane, defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(w_0\)</span> in the
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above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>ctau</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em>) – The duration of the laser (in the lab frame),
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defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(c\\tau\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(c\tau\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>z0</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em>) – The initial position of the centroid of the laser
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(in the lab frame), defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(z_0\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>zf</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The position of the focal plane (in the lab frame).
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If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">zf</span></code> is not provided, the code assumes that <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">zf=z0</span></code>, i.e.
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that the laser pulse is at the focal plane initially.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>theta_pol</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in radian</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The angle of polarization with respect to the x axis.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>lambda0</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The wavelength of the laser (in the lab frame), defined as
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\\lambda_0\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\lambda_0\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>cep_phase</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in radian</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The Carrier Enveloppe Phase (CEP), defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\phi_{cep}\)</span>
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in the above formula (i.e. the phase of the laser
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oscillation, at the position where the laser enveloppe is maximum)</p></li>
<dd><p>Define a linearly-polarized donut-like Laguerre-Gauss laser profile.</p>
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<p>Unlike the <aclass="reference internal" href="laguerre.html#fbpic.lpa_utils.laser.LaguerreGaussLaser" title="fbpic.lpa_utils.laser.LaguerreGaussLaser"><codeclass="xref any py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LaguerreGaussLaser</span></code></a> profile, this
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profile has a phase which depends on the azimuthal angle
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\\theta\)</span> (cork-screw pattern), and an intensity profile which
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is independent on <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\\theta\)</span> (donut-like).</p>
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\theta\)</span> (cork-screw pattern), and an intensity profile which
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is independent on <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\theta\)</span> (donut-like).</p>
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<p>More precisely, the electric field <strong>near the focal plane</strong>
<li><p><strong>p</strong> (<em>int</em>) – The order of the Laguerre polynomial. (Increasing <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">p</span></code> increases
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the number of “rings” in the radial intensity profile of the laser.)</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>m</strong> (<em>int</em><em> (</em><em>positive</em><em> or </em><em>negative</em><em>)</em>) – The azimuthal order of the pulse. The laser phase in a given
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transverse plane varies as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(m \\theta\)</span>.</p></li>
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transverse plane varies as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(m \theta\)</span>.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>a0</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>dimensionless</em><em>)</em>) – The amplitude of the pulse, defined so that the total
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energy of the pulse is the same as that of a Gaussian pulse
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with the same <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(a_0\)</span>, <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(w_0\)</span> and <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\\tau\)</span>.
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with the same <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(a_0\)</span>, <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(w_0\)</span> and <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\tau\)</span>.
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(i.e. The energy of the pulse is independent of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">p</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">m</span></code>.)</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>waist</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em>) – Laser waist at the focal plane, defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(w_0\)</span> in the
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above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>tau</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in second</em><em>)</em>) – The duration of the laser (in the lab frame),
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defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\\tau\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\tau\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>z0</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em>) – The initial position of the centroid of the laser
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(in the lab frame), defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(z_0\)</span> in the above formula.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>zf</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The position of the focal plane (in the lab frame).
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If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">zf</span></code> is not provided, the code assumes that <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">zf=z0</span></code>, i.e.
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that the laser pulse is at the focal plane initially.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>theta_pol</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in radian</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The angle of polarization with respect to the x axis.</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>lambda0</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in meter</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The wavelength of the laser (in the lab frame), defined as
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\\lambda_0\)</span> in the above formula.
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<spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\lambda_0\)</span> in the above formula.
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Default: 0.8 microns (Ti:Sapph laser).</p></li>
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<li><p><strong>cep_phase</strong> (<em>float</em><em> (</em><em>in radian</em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – The Carrier Enveloppe Phase (CEP), defined as <spanclass="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\phi_{cep}\)</span>
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