Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA
Fundamental similarities and differences between laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and particle-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) are discussed. The complementary features enable the conception and development of novel hybrid plasma accelerators, which allow previously not...
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| author | Bernhard Hidding Andrew Beaton Lewis Boulton Sebastién Corde Andreas Doepp Fahim Ahmad Habib Thomas Heinemann Arie Irman Stefan Karsch Gavin Kirwan Alexander Knetsch Grace Gloria Manahan Alberto Martinez de la Ossa Alastair Nutter Paul Scherkl Ulrich Schramm Daniel Ullmann |
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| description | Fundamental similarities and differences between laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and particle-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) are discussed. The complementary features enable the conception and development of novel hybrid plasma accelerators, which allow previously not accessible compact solutions for high quality electron bunch generation and arising applications. Very high energy gains can be realized by electron beam drivers even in single stages because PWFA is practically dephasing-free and not diffraction-limited. These electron driver beams for PWFA in turn can be produced in compact LWFA stages. In various hybrid approaches, these PWFA systems can be spiked with ionizing laser pulses to realize tunable and high-quality electron sources via optical density downramp injection (also known as plasma torch) or plasma photocathodes (also known as Trojan Horse) and via wakefield-induced injection (also known as WII). These hybrids can act as beam energy, brightness and quality transformers, and partially have built-in stabilizing features. They thus offer compact pathways towards beams with unprecedented emittance and brightness, which may have transformative impact for light sources and photon science applications. Furthermore, they allow the study of PWFA-specific challenges in compact setups in addition to large linac-based facilities, such as fundamental beam–plasma interaction physics, to develop novel diagnostics, and to develop contributions such as ultralow emittance test beams or other building blocks and schemes which support future plasma-based collider concepts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9669dbf25ab4c609eb60dbf4798a7c82022-12-22T00:40:58ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172019-06-01913262610.3390/app9132626app9132626Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFABernhard Hidding0Andrew Beaton1Lewis Boulton2Sebastién Corde3Andreas Doepp4Fahim Ahmad Habib5Thomas Heinemann6Arie Irman7Stefan Karsch8Gavin Kirwan9Alexander Knetsch10Grace Gloria Manahan11Alberto Martinez de la Ossa12Alastair Nutter13Paul Scherkl14Ulrich Schramm15Daniel Ullmann16Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKLOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91762 Palaiseau, FranceLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching, GermanyDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Radiation Physics, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, GermanyLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching, GermanyDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Radiation Physics, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, GermanyDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G40NG, UKFundamental similarities and differences between laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and particle-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) are discussed. The complementary features enable the conception and development of novel hybrid plasma accelerators, which allow previously not accessible compact solutions for high quality electron bunch generation and arising applications. Very high energy gains can be realized by electron beam drivers even in single stages because PWFA is practically dephasing-free and not diffraction-limited. These electron driver beams for PWFA in turn can be produced in compact LWFA stages. In various hybrid approaches, these PWFA systems can be spiked with ionizing laser pulses to realize tunable and high-quality electron sources via optical density downramp injection (also known as plasma torch) or plasma photocathodes (also known as Trojan Horse) and via wakefield-induced injection (also known as WII). These hybrids can act as beam energy, brightness and quality transformers, and partially have built-in stabilizing features. They thus offer compact pathways towards beams with unprecedented emittance and brightness, which may have transformative impact for light sources and photon science applications. Furthermore, they allow the study of PWFA-specific challenges in compact setups in addition to large linac-based facilities, such as fundamental beam–plasma interaction physics, to develop novel diagnostics, and to develop contributions such as ultralow emittance test beams or other building blocks and schemes which support future plasma-based collider concepts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/13/2626plasma physicsacceleratorselectron beamslight sourcesphoton science |
| spellingShingle | Bernhard Hidding Andrew Beaton Lewis Boulton Sebastién Corde Andreas Doepp Fahim Ahmad Habib Thomas Heinemann Arie Irman Stefan Karsch Gavin Kirwan Alexander Knetsch Grace Gloria Manahan Alberto Martinez de la Ossa Alastair Nutter Paul Scherkl Ulrich Schramm Daniel Ullmann Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA Applied Sciences plasma physics accelerators electron beams light sources photon science |
| title | Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA |
| title_full | Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA |
| title_fullStr | Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA |
| title_short | Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA |
| title_sort | fundamentals and applications of hybrid lwfa pwfa |
| topic | plasma physics accelerators electron beams light sources photon science |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/13/2626 |
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