The status and evolution of plasma wakefield particle accelerators

The status and evolution of the electron beam-driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration scheme is described. In particular, the effects of the radial electric field of the wake on the drive beam such as multiple envelope oscillations, hosing instability and emission of betatron radiation are described. U...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2006-03, Vol.364 (1840), p.577-585
Main Authors: Joshi, C, Mori, W.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betatron Radiation
Betatrons
Braking radiation
Electric fields
Electron beams
Electrons
Hosing Instability
Laser beams
Light beams
Plasma Acceleration
Plasma density
Plasmas
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Summary:The status and evolution of the electron beam-driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration scheme is described. In particular, the effects of the radial electric field of the wake on the drive beam such as multiple envelope oscillations, hosing instability and emission of betatron radiation are described. Using ultra-short electron bunches, high-density plasmas can be produced by field ionization by the electric field of the bunch itself. Wakes excited in such plasmas have accelerated electrons in the back of the drive beam to greater that 4 GeV in just 10 cm in experiments carried out at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2005.1723