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Start-to-end simulations of plasma-wakefield acceleration using the MAX IV Linear Accelerator

Björklund Svensson, J. LU ; Andersson, J. LU orcid ; Ferri, J. ; Charles, T. K. ; Ekerfelt, H. LU ; Mansten, E. LU ; Thorin, S. LU and Lundh, O. LU (2022) In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 1033.
Abstract

Plasma-wakefield acceleration (PWFA) relies on the interaction between intense particle bunches and plasma for reaching higher accelerating gradients than what is possible with conventional radio-frequency technology. Using ultra-relativistic beam drivers allows for long acceleration lengths and have potential applications such as energy booster stages for synchrotron light sources or linear colliders and generating ultra-high-brightness beams from the background plasma. In this article, we present start-to-end simulations of the MAX IV Linear Accelerator as part of our investigations into the feasibility of using the linac for a PWFA experiment. We find that PWFA appears to be a viable application for the linac. A part of this... (More)

Plasma-wakefield acceleration (PWFA) relies on the interaction between intense particle bunches and plasma for reaching higher accelerating gradients than what is possible with conventional radio-frequency technology. Using ultra-relativistic beam drivers allows for long acceleration lengths and have potential applications such as energy booster stages for synchrotron light sources or linear colliders and generating ultra-high-brightness beams from the background plasma. In this article, we present start-to-end simulations of the MAX IV Linear Accelerator as part of our investigations into the feasibility of using the linac for a PWFA experiment. We find that PWFA appears to be a viable application for the linac. A part of this conclusion is based on our finding that the general properties of the bunch compressor type employed in the MAX IV linac are well-suited for efficient generation of PWFA-optimized bunch current profiles, both for single- and double-bunch beams.

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Electrons, Linear accelerator, MAX IV, Plasma-wakefield acceleration, Simulations
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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1033
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166591
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Elsevier
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0168-9002
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10.1016/j.nima.2022.166591
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English
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  author       = {{Björklund Svensson, J. and Andersson, J. and Ferri, J. and Charles, T. K. and Ekerfelt, H. and Mansten, E. and Thorin, S. and Lundh, O.}},
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  series       = {{Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}},
  title        = {{Start-to-end simulations of plasma-wakefield acceleration using the MAX IV Linear Accelerator}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.166591}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.nima.2022.166591}},
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