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High brightness, symmetric electron bunch generation in a plasma wakefield accelerator via a radially-polarized plasma photocathode
James Chappell, Emily Archer, Roman Walczak +1
The plasma photocathode has previously been proposed as a source of ultra-high-brightness electron bunches within plasma accelerators. Here, the scheme is extended by using a radia…
Experimental evidence of production of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator
L. Calvin, E. Gerstmayr, C. Arran +19
We report on experimental evidence of the generation of directional muons from a laser-wakefield accelerator driven by a PW-class laser. The muons were generated following the inte…
Resonant excitation of plasma waves in a plasma channel
Aimee J. Ross, James Chappell, Johannes J. van de Wetering +14
We demonstrate resonant excitation of a plasma wave by a train of short laser pulses guided in a pre-formed plasma channel, for parameters relevant to a plasma-modulated plasma acc…
All-optical GeV electron bunch generation in a laser-plasma accelerator via truncated-channel injection
A. Picksley, J. Chappell, E. Archer +10
We describe a simple scheme, truncated-channel injection, to inject electrons directly into the wakefield driven by a drive pulse guided by an all-optical plasma channel. We use th…
Energy Depletion and Re-Acceleration of Driver Electrons in a Plasma-Wakefield Accelerator
F. Peña, C. A. Lindstrøm, J. Beinortaitė +13
For plasma-wakefield accelerators to fulfil their potential for cost effectiveness, it is essential that their energy-transfer efficiency be maximized. A key aspect of this efficie…
Anomalous beam transport through Gabor (plasma) lens prototype
T. Nonnenmacher, T. S. Dascalu, R. Bingham +5
An electron plasma lens is a cost-effective, compact, strong-focusing element that can ensure efficient capture of low-energy proton and ion beams from laser-driven sources. A Gabo…