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High-quality electron beam generation in a proton-driven hollow plasma wakefield accelerator. / Li, Y.; Xia, G.; Lotov, K. V. et al.
In: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 20, No. 10, 101301, 26.10.2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - High-quality electron beam generation in a proton-driven hollow plasma wakefield accelerator
AU - Li, Y.
AU - Xia, G.
AU - Lotov, K. V.
AU - Sosedkin, A. P.
AU - Hanahoe, K.
AU - Mete-Apsimon, O.
PY - 2017/10/26
Y1 - 2017/10/26
N2 - Simulations of proton-driven plasma wakefield accelerators have demonstrated substantially higher accelerating gradients compared to conventional accelerators and the viability of accelerating electrons to the energy frontier in a single plasma stage. However, due to the strong intrinsic transverse fields varying both radially and in time, the witness beam quality is still far from suitable for practical application in future colliders. Here we demonstrate the efficient acceleration of electrons in proton-driven wakefields in a hollow plasma channel. In this regime, the witness bunch is positioned in the region with a strong accelerating field, free from plasma electrons and ions. We show that the electron beam carrying the charge of about 10% of 1 TeV proton driver charge can be accelerated to 0.6 TeV with a preserved normalized emittance in a single channel of 700 m. This high-quality and high-charge beam may pave the way for the development of future plasma-based energy frontier colliders.
AB - Simulations of proton-driven plasma wakefield accelerators have demonstrated substantially higher accelerating gradients compared to conventional accelerators and the viability of accelerating electrons to the energy frontier in a single plasma stage. However, due to the strong intrinsic transverse fields varying both radially and in time, the witness beam quality is still far from suitable for practical application in future colliders. Here we demonstrate the efficient acceleration of electrons in proton-driven wakefields in a hollow plasma channel. In this regime, the witness bunch is positioned in the region with a strong accelerating field, free from plasma electrons and ions. We show that the electron beam carrying the charge of about 10% of 1 TeV proton driver charge can be accelerated to 0.6 TeV with a preserved normalized emittance in a single channel of 700 m. This high-quality and high-charge beam may pave the way for the development of future plasma-based energy frontier colliders.
KW - WAKE-FIELD ACCELERATION
KW - HOSE INSTABILITY
KW - LINEAR COLLIDER
KW - CHANNEL
KW - DYNAMICS
KW - EQUILIBRIUM
KW - SIMULATION
KW - EFFICIENCY
KW - PHYSICS
KW - REGIME
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032448781&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.101301
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.101301
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032448781
VL - 20
JO - Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
JF - Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
SN - 2469-9888
IS - 10
M1 - 101301
ER -
ID: 9410211