Evaluation of the Transfer Matrix of a Plasma Ramp with Squared Cosine Shape via an Approximate Solution of the Mathieu Differential Equation

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Autori principali: Romeo, Stefano, Biagioni, Angelo, Crincoli, Lucio, Del Dotto, Alessio, Ferrario, Massimo, Giribono, Anna, Parise, Gianmarco, Rossi, Andrea Renato, Silvi, Gilles Jacopo, Vaccarezza, Cristina
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author Romeo, Stefano
Biagioni, Angelo
Crincoli, Lucio
Del Dotto, Alessio
Ferrario, Massimo
Giribono, Anna
Parise, Gianmarco
Rossi, Andrea Renato
Silvi, Gilles Jacopo
Vaccarezza, Cristina
author_facet Romeo, Stefano
Biagioni, Angelo
Crincoli, Lucio
Del Dotto, Alessio
Ferrario, Massimo
Giribono, Anna
Parise, Gianmarco
Rossi, Andrea Renato
Silvi, Gilles Jacopo
Vaccarezza, Cristina
contents The high longitudinal electric fields generated in plasma wakefields are very attractive for a new generation of high gradient plasma based accelerators. On the other hand, the strong transverse fields increase the demand for a proper matching device in order to avoid the spoiling of beam transverse quality. A solution can be provided by the use of a plasma ramp, a region at the plasma injection/extraction with smoothly increasing/decreasing plasma density. The transport of a beam inside a plasma ramp, beside its parameters, depends on the profile of the ramp itself. Establishing the transfer matrix for a plasma ramp represents a very useful tool in order to evaluate the beam evolution in the plasma. In this paper a study of a cosine squared ramp is presented. An approximate solution of the transverse equation of motion is evaluated and exploited to provide a simple transfer matrix for the plasma ramp. The transfer matrix is then employed to demonstrate that this kind of ramp has the effect to minimize the emittance growth due to betatron dephasing. The behavior of a squared cosine plasma ramp will be compared with an experimentally measured plasma ramp profile in order to validate the applicability of the transfer matrix to real cases.
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spellingShingle Evaluation of the Transfer Matrix of a Plasma Ramp with Squared Cosine Shape via an Approximate Solution of the Mathieu Differential Equation
Romeo, Stefano
Biagioni, Angelo
Crincoli, Lucio
Del Dotto, Alessio
Ferrario, Massimo
Giribono, Anna
Parise, Gianmarco
Rossi, Andrea Renato
Silvi, Gilles Jacopo
Vaccarezza, Cristina
Plasma Physics
The high longitudinal electric fields generated in plasma wakefields are very attractive for a new generation of high gradient plasma based accelerators. On the other hand, the strong transverse fields increase the demand for a proper matching device in order to avoid the spoiling of beam transverse quality. A solution can be provided by the use of a plasma ramp, a region at the plasma injection/extraction with smoothly increasing/decreasing plasma density. The transport of a beam inside a plasma ramp, beside its parameters, depends on the profile of the ramp itself. Establishing the transfer matrix for a plasma ramp represents a very useful tool in order to evaluate the beam evolution in the plasma. In this paper a study of a cosine squared ramp is presented. An approximate solution of the transverse equation of motion is evaluated and exploited to provide a simple transfer matrix for the plasma ramp. The transfer matrix is then employed to demonstrate that this kind of ramp has the effect to minimize the emittance growth due to betatron dephasing. The behavior of a squared cosine plasma ramp will be compared with an experimentally measured plasma ramp profile in order to validate the applicability of the transfer matrix to real cases.
title Evaluation of the Transfer Matrix of a Plasma Ramp with Squared Cosine Shape via an Approximate Solution of the Mathieu Differential Equation
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17483