Applications of laser wakefield accelerator-based light sources
F Albert, AGR Thomas - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser-wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) were proposed more than three decades ago, and
while they promise to deliver compact, high energy particle accelerators, they will also …
while they promise to deliver compact, high energy particle accelerators, they will also …
Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators
Relativistic interaction of short-pulse lasers with underdense plasmas has recently led to the
emergence of a novel generation of femtosecond x-ray sources. Based on radiation from …
emergence of a novel generation of femtosecond x-ray sources. Based on radiation from …
Petawatt laser guiding and electron beam acceleration to 8 GeV in a laser-heated capillary discharge waveguide
Guiding of relativistically intense laser pulses with peak power of 0.85 PW over 15 diffraction
lengths was demonstrated by increasing the focusing strength of a capillary discharge …
lengths was demonstrated by increasing the focusing strength of a capillary discharge …
[HTML][HTML] Quasi-monoenergetic laser-plasma acceleration of electrons to 2 GeV
Laser-plasma accelerators of only a centimetre's length have produced nearly
monoenergetic electron bunches with energy as high as 1 GeV. Scaling these compact …
monoenergetic electron bunches with energy as high as 1 GeV. Scaling these compact …
[HTML][HTML] EuPRAXIA conceptual design report
RW Assmann, MK Weikum, T Akhter, D Alesini… - The European Physical …, 2020 - Springer
This report presents the conceptual design of a new European research infrastructure
EuPRAXIA. The concept has been established over the last four years in a unique …
EuPRAXIA. The concept has been established over the last four years in a unique …
Enhancement of electron energy to the multi-GeV regime by a dual-stage laser-wakefield accelerator pumped by petawatt laser pulses
Laser-wakefield acceleration offers the promise of a compact electron accelerator for
generating a multi-GeV electron beam using the huge field gradient induced by an intense …
generating a multi-GeV electron beam using the huge field gradient induced by an intense …
Optimal beam loading in a laser-plasma accelerator
Applications of laser-plasma accelerators demand low energy spread beams and high-
efficiency operation. Achieving both requires flattening the accelerating fields by controlled …
efficiency operation. Achieving both requires flattening the accelerating fields by controlled …
Developments in laser-driven plasma accelerators
SM Hooker - Nature Photonics, 2013 - nature.com
Laser-driven plasma accelerators provide acceleration gradients that are three orders of
magnitude greater than those generated by conventional accelerators, offering the potential …
magnitude greater than those generated by conventional accelerators, offering the potential …
Quasi-monoenergetic and tunable X-rays from a laser-driven Compton light source
The maximum achievable photon energy of compact, conventional, Compton-scattering X-
ray sources is currently limited by the maximum permissible field gradient of conventional …
ray sources is currently limited by the maximum permissible field gradient of conventional …
Dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration
Laser wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) produce extremely high gradients enabling compact
accelerators and radiation sources but face design limitations, such as dephasing, occurring …
accelerators and radiation sources but face design limitations, such as dephasing, occurring …