Electron beams produced by laser- plasma interaction are arousing a strong interest in the conventional accelerator community due to their high initial energy and strong beam current. Us- ing adequate beam shaping it could be possible to make their characteristics comparable or even bet- ter to those obtained in traditional accelerator facil- ities based on RF technology. Moreover, the advan- tages of using laser-plasma electron beams can be ex- pressed in terms of size and cost of the global accel- erating infrastructure. Several studies to use laser- generated electrons as injector, e.g. for a compact FEL, have been made. However, improvements are still necessary since, currently, the laser-accelerated beams are not sufficiently controllable to make them suitable as a replacement for conventional accelera- tors. The aim of this work is to report on the progress of the study related to coupling laser-accelerated electrons to conventional accelerator devices such as quadrupoles and solenoids. We have focused our study on laser-generated electrons obtained nowa- days by conventional multi hundred TW laser sys- tems. We have analyzed different lattice structures to improve the beam transport. Results and issues that have been identified are shown and discussed.

Coupling of laser- generated electrons with conventional accelerator devices / Antici, Patrizio; Benedetti, C.; Chiadroni, E.; Migliorati, Mauro; Mostacci, Andrea; Palumbo, Luigi. - (2010), pp. 579-586. (Intervento presentato al convegno XVIII Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo tenutosi a Benevento - Italy nel September 2010).

Coupling of laser- generated electrons with conventional accelerator devices

ANTICI, PATRIZIO;Chiadroni, E.;MIGLIORATI, Mauro;MOSTACCI, Andrea;PALUMBO, Luigi
2010

Abstract

Electron beams produced by laser- plasma interaction are arousing a strong interest in the conventional accelerator community due to their high initial energy and strong beam current. Us- ing adequate beam shaping it could be possible to make their characteristics comparable or even bet- ter to those obtained in traditional accelerator facil- ities based on RF technology. Moreover, the advan- tages of using laser-plasma electron beams can be ex- pressed in terms of size and cost of the global accel- erating infrastructure. Several studies to use laser- generated electrons as injector, e.g. for a compact FEL, have been made. However, improvements are still necessary since, currently, the laser-accelerated beams are not sufficiently controllable to make them suitable as a replacement for conventional accelera- tors. The aim of this work is to report on the progress of the study related to coupling laser-accelerated electrons to conventional accelerator devices such as quadrupoles and solenoids. We have focused our study on laser-generated electrons obtained nowa- days by conventional multi hundred TW laser sys- tems. We have analyzed different lattice structures to improve the beam transport. Results and issues that have been identified are shown and discussed.
2010
XVIII Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo
04 Pubblicazione in atti di convegno::04b Atto di convegno in volume
Coupling of laser- generated electrons with conventional accelerator devices / Antici, Patrizio; Benedetti, C.; Chiadroni, E.; Migliorati, Mauro; Mostacci, Andrea; Palumbo, Luigi. - (2010), pp. 579-586. (Intervento presentato al convegno XVIII Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo tenutosi a Benevento - Italy nel September 2010).
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