Drive beam depletion with multi-Joule energy transfer in a plasma wakefield accelerator

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Autores principales: Ariniello, R., Lee, V., Storey, D., Emma, C., Gessner, S., Hogan, M. J., Knetsch, A., Litos, M. D., Majernik, N., O'Shea, B.
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author Ariniello, R.
Lee, V.
Storey, D.
Emma, C.
Gessner, S.
Hogan, M. J.
Knetsch, A.
Litos, M. D.
Majernik, N.
O'Shea, B.
author_facet Ariniello, R.
Lee, V.
Storey, D.
Emma, C.
Gessner, S.
Hogan, M. J.
Knetsch, A.
Litos, M. D.
Majernik, N.
O'Shea, B.
contents A collider based on beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration will require the drive beam to transfer 10-100s of Joules to the plasma in each stage, with a drive-to-wake energy transfer efficiency exceeding 70%. Using an all-optical plasma source, we demonstrate significant progress towards these parameters, transferring at least 5.6 J from a 1.52 nC, 10 GeV electron beam to a $4.5\times 10^{16}\,\mathrm{cm^{-3}}$ hydrogen plasma while achieving at least $37\pm 3\%$ drive-to-wake energy transfer efficiency. We observe deceleration of some particles to less than 0.93 GeV with up to 90% of the charge participating in the interaction.
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spellingShingle Drive beam depletion with multi-Joule energy transfer in a plasma wakefield accelerator
Ariniello, R.
Lee, V.
Storey, D.
Emma, C.
Gessner, S.
Hogan, M. J.
Knetsch, A.
Litos, M. D.
Majernik, N.
O'Shea, B.
Accelerator Physics
Plasma Physics
A collider based on beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration will require the drive beam to transfer 10-100s of Joules to the plasma in each stage, with a drive-to-wake energy transfer efficiency exceeding 70%. Using an all-optical plasma source, we demonstrate significant progress towards these parameters, transferring at least 5.6 J from a 1.52 nC, 10 GeV electron beam to a $4.5\times 10^{16}\,\mathrm{cm^{-3}}$ hydrogen plasma while achieving at least $37\pm 3\%$ drive-to-wake energy transfer efficiency. We observe deceleration of some particles to less than 0.93 GeV with up to 90% of the charge participating in the interaction.
title Drive beam depletion with multi-Joule energy transfer in a plasma wakefield accelerator
topic Accelerator Physics
Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15143