Diagnostics for plasma-based electron accelerators
Plasma-based accelerators that impart energy gain as high as several GeV to electrons or
positrons within a few centimeters have engendered a new class of diagnostic techniques …
positrons within a few centimeters have engendered a new class of diagnostic techniques …
Principles and applications of compact laser–plasma accelerators
Rapid progress in the development of high-intensity laser systems has extended our ability
to study light–matter interactions far into the relativistic domain, in which electrons are driven …
to study light–matter interactions far into the relativistic domain, in which electrons are driven …
Collisionless shocks in laser-produced plasma generate monoenergetic high-energy proton beams
Compact and affordable ion accelerators based on laser-produced plasmas have potential
applications in many fields of science and medicine. However, the requirement of producing …
applications in many fields of science and medicine. However, the requirement of producing …
Multi-gigaelectronvolt acceleration of positrons in a self-loaded plasma wakefield
Electrical breakdown sets a limit on the kinetic energy that particles in a conventional radio-
frequency accelerator can reach. New accelerator concepts must be developed to achieve …
frequency accelerator can reach. New accelerator concepts must be developed to achieve …
Proton-driven plasma-wakefield acceleration
A Caldwell, K Lotov, A Pukhov, F Simon - Nature Physics, 2009 - nature.com
Plasmas excited by laser beams or bunches of relativistic electrons have been used to
produce electric fields of 10–100 GV m− 1. This has opened up the possibility of building …
produce electric fields of 10–100 GV m− 1. This has opened up the possibility of building …
[HTML][HTML] Demonstration of a positron beam-driven hollow channel plasma wakefield accelerator
Plasma wakefield accelerators have been used to accelerate electron and positron particle
beams with gradients that are orders of magnitude larger than those achieved in …
beams with gradients that are orders of magnitude larger than those achieved in …
Plasma wakefield acceleration experiments at FACET II
During the past two decades of research, the ultra-relativistic beam-driven plasma wakefield
accelerator (PWFA) concept has achieved many significant milestones. These include the …
accelerator (PWFA) concept has achieved many significant milestones. These include the …
Multi-GeV energy gain in a plasma-wakefield accelerator
MJ Hogan, CD Barnes, CE Clayton, FJ Decker… - Physical review …, 2005 - APS
A plasma-wakefield accelerator has accelerated particles by over 2.7 GeV in a 10 cm long
plasma module. A 28.5 GeV electron beam with 1.8× 10 10 electrons is compressed to 20 μ …
plasma module. A 28.5 GeV electron beam with 1.8× 10 10 electrons is compressed to 20 μ …
High efficiency uniform wakefield acceleration of a positron beam using stable asymmetric mode in a hollow channel plasma
Plasma wakefield acceleration in the blowout regime is particularly promising for high-
energy acceleration of electron beams because of its potential to simultaneously provide …
energy acceleration of electron beams because of its potential to simultaneously provide …
Plasma based charged-particle accelerators
R Bingham, JT Mendonca… - Plasma physics and …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Studies of charged-particle acceleration processes remain one of the most important areas
of research in laboratory, space and astrophysical plasmas. In this paper, we present the …
of research in laboratory, space and astrophysical plasmas. In this paper, we present the …