An attosecond electron beam generation is studied by an intense
short-pulse TEM (1,0) + TEM (0,1)-mode laser with a plasma separator in
vacuum. The TEM (1,0) + TEM (0,1)-mode laser has a ring-shaped intensity
peak in the radial direction. Electrons are accelerated and compressed
near the focus point of the TEM (1,0) + TEM (0,1)-mode laser. However,
after the focus point, some electrons move to its deceleration phase of
the laser pulse and are decelerated. As a result, a longitudinal velocity
deference of electrons generated causes a density lowering. In order to
suppress the deceleration and the density lowering, we set an overdense
plasma-foil separator before the electrons move to the deceleration phase
of the laser pulse. Since only the laser is reflected by the plasma
separator, the electrons do not experience the deceleration phase and the
density of the electron bunch is kept high after passing through the
plasma separator. Consequently, a high-density electron beam is generated
and at the same time, the pulse length of the electron bunch becomes
sub-femto second.