All-optical density downramp injection in electron-driven plasma wakefield accelerators

The properties of electron beams obtainable from plasma wakefield accelerators are largely determined by their injection into the plasma wave. Density downramps can facilitate injection of plasma electrons and are realized routinely in laser wakefield accelerators by gas-dynamic production of longit...

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Main Authors: D. Ullmann, P. Scherkl, A. Knetsch, T. Heinemann, A. Sutherland, A. F. Habib, O. S. Karger, A. Beaton, G. G. Manahan, A. Deng, G. Andonian, M. D. Litos, B. D. O'Shea, J. R. Cary, M. J. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, J. B. Rosenzweig, B. Hidding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-12-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043163