Abstract
Simulations of transitional self-modulated laser wakefield acceleration driven by laser pulses of a few terawatts are discussed, comparing a downramp-based injection regime with an ionization injection regime. We demonstrate that a configuration using an ${{\rm{N}}_2}$ gas target and a laser pulse of ${\sim}{{75}}\;{\rm{mJ}}$ with ${\sim}{{2}}\;{\rm{TW}}$ peak power is a good alternative as a high repetition rate system that produces electrons of many tens of MeV, pC charge, and emittance of the order of 1 mm mrad.
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