A5076847965- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Pulsed Power Technology Applications
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Laser Design and Applications
- Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Global trade and economics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
2017-2023
University of Strathclyde
2017-2023
Cockcroft Institute
2019-2023
Sci-Tech Daresbury
2019-2023
Abstract This report presents the conceptual design of a new European research infrastructure EuPRAXIA. The concept has been established over last four years in unique collaboration 41 laboratories within Horizon 2020 study funded by Union. EuPRAXIA is first project that develops dedicated particle accelerator based on novel plasma acceleration concepts and laser technology. It focuses development electron accelerators underlying technologies, their user communities, exploitation existing...
Abstract Plasma photocathode wakefield acceleration combines energy gains of tens GeV m −1 with generation ultralow emittance electron bunches, and opens a path towards 5D-brightness orders magnitude larger than state-of-the-art. This holds great promise for compact accelerator building blocks advanced light sources. However, an intrinsic by-product the enormous electric field gradients inherent to plasma accelerators is substantial correlated spread—an obstacle key applications such as...
The Horizon 2020 Project EuPRAXIA ("European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications") is preparing a conceptual design report of highly compact and cost-effective European facility multi-GeV electron beams using plasma as the acceleration medium. accelerator will be based on laser and/or beam driven approach used for photon science, high-energy physics (HEP) detector tests, other applications such X-ray sources medical imaging or material processing. started in November...
Abstract Space radiation is a great danger to electronics and astronauts onboard space vessels. The spectral flux of electrons, protons ions for example in the belts inherently broadband, but this feature hard mimic with conventional sources. Using laser-plasma-accelerators, we reproduced relativistic, broadband belt laboratory, used man-made test hardness electronics. Such close mimicking lab builds on inherent ability laser-plasma-accelerators directly produce Maxwellian-type particle...
Fundamental similarities and differences between laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA) particle-driven (PWFA) are discussed. The complementary features enable the conception development of novel hybrid accelerators, which allow previously not accessible compact solutions for high quality electron bunch generation arising applications. Very energy gains can be realized by beam drivers even in single stages because PWFA is practically dephasing-free diffraction-limited. These...
We present an ultracompact plasma-based method to measure spatial and temporal concurrence of intense electron laser beams nonintrusively at their interaction point. The beam couples with a laser-generated seed plasma in dependence spatiotemporal overlap, which triggers additional production manifests as enhanced afterglow. This optical observable is exploited $\ensuremath{\sim}4\text{ }\text{ }\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ $\ensuremath{\sim}26.7\text{ }\mathrm{fs}$ accuracy, supported by...
Abstract The Horizon 2020 project EuPRAXIA (European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications) is producing a conceptual design report for highly compact and cost-effective European facility multi-GeV electron beams accelerated using plasmas. will be set up as distributed Open Innovation platform two construction sites, one focus on beam-driven plasma acceleration (PWFA) another site laser-driven (LWFA). User areas at both sites provide access to free-electron laser pilot...
Plasma accelerators present one of the most suitable candidates for development more compact particle acceleration technologies, yet they still lag behind radiofrequency (RF)-based devices when it comes to beam quality, control, stability and power efficiency. The Horizon 2020-funded project EuPRAXIA ("European Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications") aims overcome first three these hurdles by developing a conceptual design international user facility based on plasma...
The properties of electron beams obtainable from plasma wakefield accelerators are largely determined by their injection into the wave. Density downramps can facilitate electrons and realized routinely in laser gas-dynamic production longitudinal downramp profiles. We show that density is fact a multidimensional process when operated below spatiotemporal scales In beam-driven waves, unlocking this interaction regime microscopic torches allows generation unique beams, such as planar...
The ‘Trojan Horse’ underdense plasma photocathode scheme applied to electron beam-driven wakefield acceleration has opened up a path which promises high controllability and tunability reach extremely good quality as regards emittance five-dimensional beam brightness. This combination the potential improve state-of-the-art in accelerator technology significantly. In this paper, we review basic concepts of Trojan Horse present advanced methods for tailoring both injector laser pulses witness...
Abstract Plasma wakefield accelerators offer accelerating and focusing electric fields three to four orders of magnitude larger than state‐of‐the‐art radiofrequency cavity‐based accelerators. photocathodes can release ultracold electron populations within such plasma waves thus open a path toward tunable production well‐defined, compact beams with normalized emittance brightness many better state‐of‐the‐art. Such will have far‐reaching impact for applications as light sources, but also up...
Plasma waves generated in the wake of intense, relativistic laser or particle beams can accelerate electron bunches to giga-electronvolt (GeV) energies centimetre-scale distances. This allows realization compact accelerators having emerging applications, ranging from modern light sources such as free-electron (FEL) energy frontier lepton colliders. In a plasma wakefield accelerator, multi-gigavolt-per-metre (GV m$^{-1}$) wakefields witness that are either externally injected captured...
The Horizon 2020 Project EuPRAXIA (European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications) is producing a conceptual design report for highly compact and cost-effective European facility multi-GeV electron beams accelerated using plasmas. will be set up as distributed Open Innovation platform two construction sites, one focus on beam-driven plasma acceleration (PWFA) another site laser-driven (LWFA). User areas at both sites provide access to FEL pilot experiments, positron...