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| author | Aniculaesei, Constantin Ha, Thanh Yoffe, Samuel McCary, Edward Spinks, Michael M Quevedo, Hernan J. Labun, Lance Labun, Ou Z. Sain, Ritwik Hannasch, Andrea Zgadzaj, Rafal Pagano, Isabella Franco-Altamirano, Jose A. Ringuette, Martin L. Gaul, Erhart Luedtke, Scott V. Tiwari, Ganesh Ersfeld, Bernhard Brunetti, Enrico Ruhl, Hartmut Ditmire, Todd Bruce, Sandra Donovan, Michael E. Jaroszynski, Dino A. Downer, Michael C. Hegelich, Bjorn Manuel |
| author_facet | Aniculaesei, Constantin Ha, Thanh Yoffe, Samuel McCary, Edward Spinks, Michael M Quevedo, Hernan J. Labun, Lance Labun, Ou Z. Sain, Ritwik Hannasch, Andrea Zgadzaj, Rafal Pagano, Isabella Franco-Altamirano, Jose A. Ringuette, Martin L. Gaul, Erhart Luedtke, Scott V. Tiwari, Ganesh Ersfeld, Bernhard Brunetti, Enrico Ruhl, Hartmut Ditmire, Todd Bruce, Sandra Donovan, Michael E. Jaroszynski, Dino A. Downer, Michael C. Hegelich, Bjorn Manuel |
| contents | In an electron wakefield accelerator, an intense laser pulse or charged particle beam excites plasma waves. Under proper conditions, electrons from the background plasma are trapped in the plasma wave and accelerated to ultra-relativistic velocities. We present recent results from a proof-of-principle wakefield acceleration experiment that reveal a unique synergy between a laser-driven and particle-driven accelerator: a high-charge laser-wakefield accelerated electron bunch can drive its own wakefield while simultaneously drawing energy from the laser pulse via direct laser acceleration. This process continues to accelerate electrons beyond the usual decelerating phase of the wakefield, thus reaching much higher energies. We find that the 10-centimeter-long nanoparticle-assisted wakefield accelerator can generate 340 pC, 10.4+-0.6 GeV electron bunches with 3.4 GeV RMS convolved energy spread and 0.9 mrad RMS divergence. It can also produce bunches with lower energy, a few percent energy spread, and a higher charge. This synergistic mechanism and the simplicity of the experimental setup represent a step closer to compact tabletop particle accelerators suitable for applications requiring high charge at high energies, such as free electron lasers or radiation sources producing muon beams. |
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| spellingShingle | High-charge 10 GeV electron acceleration in a 10 cm nanoparticle-assisted hybrid wakefield accelerator Aniculaesei, Constantin Ha, Thanh Yoffe, Samuel McCary, Edward Spinks, Michael M Quevedo, Hernan J. Labun, Lance Labun, Ou Z. Sain, Ritwik Hannasch, Andrea Zgadzaj, Rafal Pagano, Isabella Franco-Altamirano, Jose A. Ringuette, Martin L. Gaul, Erhart Luedtke, Scott V. Tiwari, Ganesh Ersfeld, Bernhard Brunetti, Enrico Ruhl, Hartmut Ditmire, Todd Bruce, Sandra Donovan, Michael E. Jaroszynski, Dino A. Downer, Michael C. Hegelich, Bjorn Manuel Plasma Physics Accelerator Physics In an electron wakefield accelerator, an intense laser pulse or charged particle beam excites plasma waves. Under proper conditions, electrons from the background plasma are trapped in the plasma wave and accelerated to ultra-relativistic velocities. We present recent results from a proof-of-principle wakefield acceleration experiment that reveal a unique synergy between a laser-driven and particle-driven accelerator: a high-charge laser-wakefield accelerated electron bunch can drive its own wakefield while simultaneously drawing energy from the laser pulse via direct laser acceleration. This process continues to accelerate electrons beyond the usual decelerating phase of the wakefield, thus reaching much higher energies. We find that the 10-centimeter-long nanoparticle-assisted wakefield accelerator can generate 340 pC, 10.4+-0.6 GeV electron bunches with 3.4 GeV RMS convolved energy spread and 0.9 mrad RMS divergence. It can also produce bunches with lower energy, a few percent energy spread, and a higher charge. This synergistic mechanism and the simplicity of the experimental setup represent a step closer to compact tabletop particle accelerators suitable for applications requiring high charge at high energies, such as free electron lasers or radiation sources producing muon beams. |
| title | High-charge 10 GeV electron acceleration in a 10 cm nanoparticle-assisted hybrid wakefield accelerator |
| topic | Plasma Physics Accelerator Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.11492 |