3 papers
physics.acc-ph2020
Tunable and precise two-bunch generation at FLASHForward
S. Schröder, K. Ludwig, A. Aschikhin +17
Beam-driven plasma-wakefield acceleration based on external injection has the potential to significantly reduce the size of future accelerators. Stability and quality of the accele…
physics.acc-ph2019
FLASHForward: Plasma-wakefield accelerator science for high-average-power applications
R. D'Arcy, A. Aschikhin, S. Bohlen +33
The FLASHForward experimental facility is a high-performance test-bed for precision plasma-wakefield research, aiming to accelerate high-quality electron beams to GeV-levels in a f…
physics.plasm-ph2018
A tunable plasma-based energy dechirper
R. D'Arcy, S. Wesch, A. Aschikhin +23
A tunable plasma-based energy dechirper has been developed at FLASHForward to remove the correlated energy spread of a 681~MeV electron bunch. Through the interaction of the bunch…