Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach
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Resumo: | In a recent experiment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Geddes et al 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 215004), electron bunches with about 1 MeV mean energy and small absolute energy spread (about 0.3 MeV) were produced by plasma wave breaking on a downward density ramp. It was then speculated that such a bunch might be accelerated further in a plasma of low constant density, while mostly preserving its small absolute energy spread. This would then lead to a bunch with a high mean energy and very low relative energy spread. In this paper, trapping of a low-energy, low-spread electron bunch on a downward density ramp, followed by acceleration in a constant-density plasma, has been explored through particle-in-cell simulations. It has been found that the scheme works best when it is used as a separate injection stage for a laser-wakefield accelerator, where the injection and acceleration stages are separated by a vacuum gap. |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approachIn a recent experiment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Geddes et al 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 215004), electron bunches with about 1 MeV mean energy and small absolute energy spread (about 0.3 MeV) were produced by plasma wave breaking on a downward density ramp. It was then speculated that such a bunch might be accelerated further in a plasma of low constant density, while mostly preserving its small absolute energy spread. This would then lead to a bunch with a high mean energy and very low relative energy spread. In this paper, trapping of a low-energy, low-spread electron bunch on a downward density ramp, followed by acceleration in a constant-density plasma, has been explored through particle-in-cell simulations. It has been found that the scheme works best when it is used as a separate injection stage for a laser-wakefield accelerator, where the injection and acceleration stages are separated by a vacuum gap.IOP Publishing Ltd2014-03-25T12:40:24Z2010-01-01T00:00:00Z20102014-03-25T12:26:39Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/public/pub/id/6395http://hdl.handle.net/10071/6725eng1367-263010.1088/1367-2630/12/4/045027Trines, R. M. G. M.Bingham, R.Najmudin, Z.Mangles, S. P. D.Silva, L. O.Fonseca, R. A.Norreys, P. A.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:39:37Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/6725Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:18:13.206865Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach Trines, R. M. G. M. |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Electron trapping and acceleration on a downward density ramp: a two-stage approach |
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Trines, R. M. G. M. |
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Trines, R. M. G. M. Bingham, R. Najmudin, Z. Mangles, S. P. D. Silva, L. O. Fonseca, R. A. Norreys, P. A. |
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Trines, R. M. G. M. Bingham, R. Najmudin, Z. Mangles, S. P. D. Silva, L. O. Fonseca, R. A. Norreys, P. A. |
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In a recent experiment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Geddes et al 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 215004), electron bunches with about 1 MeV mean energy and small absolute energy spread (about 0.3 MeV) were produced by plasma wave breaking on a downward density ramp. It was then speculated that such a bunch might be accelerated further in a plasma of low constant density, while mostly preserving its small absolute energy spread. This would then lead to a bunch with a high mean energy and very low relative energy spread. In this paper, trapping of a low-energy, low-spread electron bunch on a downward density ramp, followed by acceleration in a constant-density plasma, has been explored through particle-in-cell simulations. It has been found that the scheme works best when it is used as a separate injection stage for a laser-wakefield accelerator, where the injection and acceleration stages are separated by a vacuum gap. |
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