scholarly journals Plasma wakefield linear colliders—opportunities and challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 377 (2151) ◽  
pp. 20180419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Adli
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Linear Collider ◽  
Particle Beam ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Beam Power ◽  
High Luminosity ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Power Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Plasma Wakefield ◽  
Future Linear Collider

A linear electron-positron collider operating at TeV-scale energies will provide high precision measurements and allow, for example, precision studies of the Higgs boson as well as searches for physics beyond the standard model. A future linear collider should produce collisions at high energy, with high luminosity and with a good wall plug to beam power transfer efficiency. The luminosity per power consumed is a key metric that can be used to compare linear collider concepts. The plasma wakefield accelerator has demonstrated high-gradient, high-efficiency acceleration of an electron beam and is therefore a promising technology for a future linear collider. We will go through the opportunities of using plasma wakefield acceleration technology for a collider, as well as a few of the collider-specific challenges that must be addressed in order for a high-energy, high luminosity-per-power plasma wakefield collider to become a reality. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration’.

Electron and Positron Beam–Driven Plasma Acceleration

2016 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
pp. 63-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Hogan
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Positron Beam ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Plasma Waves ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Particle Accelerators ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Electrons And Positrons ◽  
Plasma Wakefield

Particle accelerators are the ultimate microscopes. They produce high energy beams of particles — or, in some cases, generate X-ray laser pulses — to probe the fundamental particles and forces that make up the universe and to explore the building blocks of life. But it takes huge accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider or the two-mile-long SLAC linac, to generate beams with enough energy and resolving power. If we could achieve the same thing with accelerators just a few meters long, accelerators and particle colliders could be much smaller and cheaper. Since the first theoretical work in the early 1980s, an exciting series of experiments have aimed at accelerating electrons and positrons to high energies in a much shorter distance by having them “surf” on waves of hot, ionized gas like that found in fluorescent light tubes. Electron-beam-driven experiments have measured the integrated and dynamic aspects of plasma focusing, the bright flux of high energy betatron radiation photons, particle beam refraction at the plasma–neutral-gas interface, and the structure and amplitude of the accelerating wakefield. Gradients spanning kT/m to MT/m for focusing and 100[Formula: see text]MeV/m to 50[Formula: see text]GeV/m for acceleration have been excited in meter-long plasmas with densities of 10[Formula: see text]–10[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text], respectively. Positron-beam-driven experiments have evidenced the more complex dynamic and integrated plasma focusing, 100[Formula: see text]MeV/m to 5[Formula: see text]GeV/m acceleration in linear and nonlinear plasma waves, and explored the dynamics of hollow channel plasma structures. Strongly beam-loaded plasma waves have accelerated beams of electrons and positrons with hundreds of pC of charge to over 5[Formula: see text]GeV in meter scale plasmas with high efficiency and narrow energy spread. These “plasma wakefield acceleration” experiments have been mounted by a diverse group of accelerator, laser and plasma researchers from national laboratories and universities around the world. This article reviews the basic principles of plasma wakefield acceleration with electron and positron beams, the current state of understanding, the push for first applications and the long range R&D roadmap toward a high energy collider.

scholarly journals Particle physics experiments based on the AWAKE acceleration scheme

2019 ◽  
Vol 377 (2151) ◽  
pp. 20180185 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Wing
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Particle Beam ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Plasma Wakefield

New particle acceleration schemes open up exciting opportunities, potentially providing more compact or higher-energy accelerators. The AWAKE experiment at CERN is currently taking data to establish the method of proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. A second phase aims to demonstrate that bunches of about 10 9 electrons can be accelerated to high energy, preserving emittance and that the process is scalable with length. With this, an electron beam of O (50 GeV) could be available for new fixed-target or beam-dump experiments searching for the hidden sector, like dark photons. The rate of electrons on target could be increased by a factor of more than 1000 compared to that currently available, leading to a corresponding increase in sensitivity to new physics. Such a beam could also be brought into collision with a high-power laser and thereby probe the completely unmeasured region of strong fields at values of the Schwinger critical field. An ultimate goal is to produce an electron beam of O (3 TeV) and collide with an Large Hadron Collider proton beam. This very high-energy electron–proton collider would probe a new regime in which the structure of matter is completely unknown. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration’.

scholarly journals Hybrid LWFA–PWFA staging as a beam energy and brightness transformer: conceptual design and simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 377 (2151) ◽  
pp. 20180175 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Martinez de la Ossa ◽  
R. W. Assmann ◽  
M. Bussmann ◽  
S. Corde ◽  
J. P. Couperus Cabadağ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Particle Beam ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Plasma Wakefield Accelerator ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Plasma Wakefield ◽  
Wakefield Accelerator

We present a conceptual design for a hybrid laser-driven plasma wakefield accelerator (LWFA) to beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator (PWFA). In this set-up, the output beams from an LWFA stage are used as input beams of a new PWFA stage. In the PWFA stage, a new witness beam of largely increased quality can be produced and accelerated to higher energies. The feasibility and the potential of this concept is shown through exemplary particle-in-cell simulations. In addition, preliminary simulation results for a proof-of-concept experiment in Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany) are shown. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration’.

scholarly journals Fundamentals and Applications of Hybrid LWFA-PWFA

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Hidding ◽  
Andrew Beaton ◽  
Lewis Boulton ◽  
Sebastién Corde ◽  
Andreas Doepp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Hybrid Approaches ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Energy Gains ◽  
Plasma Wakefield

Fundamental similarities and differences between laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and particle-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) are discussed. The complementary features enable the conception and development of novel hybrid plasma accelerators, which allow previously not accessible compact solutions for high quality electron bunch generation and arising applications. Very high energy gains can be realized by electron beam drivers even in single stages because PWFA is practically dephasing-free and not diffraction-limited. These electron driver beams for PWFA in turn can be produced in compact LWFA stages. In various hybrid approaches, these PWFA systems can be spiked with ionizing laser pulses to realize tunable and high-quality electron sources via optical density downramp injection (also known as plasma torch) or plasma photocathodes (also known as Trojan Horse) and via wakefield-induced injection (also known as WII). These hybrids can act as beam energy, brightness and quality transformers, and partially have built-in stabilizing features. They thus offer compact pathways towards beams with unprecedented emittance and brightness, which may have transformative impact for light sources and photon science applications. Furthermore, they allow the study of PWFA-specific challenges in compact setups in addition to large linac-based facilities, such as fundamental beam–plasma interaction physics, to develop novel diagnostics, and to develop contributions such as ultralow emittance test beams or other building blocks and schemes which support future plasma-based collider concepts.

GEANT4 simulations for beam emittance in a linear collider based on plasma wakefield acceleration

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 083101 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Mete ◽  
M. Labiche ◽  
G. Xia ◽  
K. Hanahoe
Keyword(s):  
Linear Collider ◽  
Beam Emittance ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Plasma Wakefield

scholarly journals PLATEAU FORMATION ON ACCELERATING WAKEFIELD FOR ELECTRON-WITNESS-BUNCH AND ON DECELERATING WAKEFIELD FOR DRIVER-BUNCHES IN A PLASMA

2021 ◽  
pp. 52-56
Author(s):  
V.I. Maslov ◽  
R.T. Ovsiannikov ◽  
D.S. Bondar ◽  
I.P. Levchuk ◽  
I.N. Onishchenko
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
High Beam ◽  
Beam Loading ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Plasma Wakefield Accelerators ◽  
Optimal Beam ◽  
Pic Code ◽  
Plasma Wakefield ◽  
Compact Sources

Plasma wakefield acceleration promises compact sources of high-brightness relativistic electron and positron beams. Applications (particle colliders and free-electron lasers) of plasma wakefield accelerators demand low ener-gy spread beams and high-efficiency operation. Achieving both requires plateau formation on both the accelerating field for witness-bunch and the decelerating fields for driver-bunches by controlled beam loading of the plasma wave with careful tailored current profiles. We demonstrate by numerical simulation by 2.5D PIC code LCODE such optimal beam loading in a linear and blowout electron-driven plasma accelerator with RF generated low and high beam charge and high beam quality.

scholarly journals Betatron radiation and emittance growth in plasma wakefield accelerators

2019 ◽  
Vol 377 (2151) ◽  
pp. 20180173 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. San Miguel Claveria ◽  
E. Adli ◽  
L. D. Amorim ◽  
W. An ◽  
C. E. Clayton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Particle Beam ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Emittance Growth ◽  
Plasma Wakefield Accelerators ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Plasma Wakefield ◽  
New Facility ◽  
Present Simulation

Beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) has demonstrated significant progress during the past two decades of research. The new Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests (FACET) II, currently under construction, will provide 10 GeV electron beams with unprecedented parameters for the next generation of PWFA experiments. In the context of the FACET II facility, we present simulation results on expected betatron radiation and its potential application to diagnose emittance preservation and hosing instability in the upcoming PWFA experiments. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration’.

MAGNEOWAVE INDUCED PLASMA WAKEFIELD ACCELERATION AS A MECHANISM FOR UHECR

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
FENG-YIN CHANG ◽  
PISIN CHEN ◽  
GUEY-LIN LIN ◽  
ROBERT NOBLE ◽  
RICHARD SYDORA
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Plasma Simulation ◽  
Ultra High Energy ◽  
High Energy Cosmic Rays ◽  
High Energies ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration ◽  
Plasma Wakefield ◽  
Viable Mechanism

Magnetowave induced plasma wakefield acceleration (MPWA) in a relativistic astrophysical outflow has been proposed as a viable mechanism for the acceleration of cosmic particles to ultra high energies. In this paper we present the relativistic MPWA theory and confirm such a concept via the plasma simulation. Invoking Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) as the site, we show that MPWA production of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) beyond ZeV (1021 eV) is possible.

scholarly journals A high-luminosity superconducting twin e+e- linear collider with energy recovery

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. P12025
Author(s):  
V.I. Telnov
Keyword(s):  
Duty Cycle ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Linear Collider ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Luminosity ◽  
Sufficient Power

Abstract Superconducting technology makes it possible to build a high energy e+e- linear collider with energy recovery (ERLC) and reusable beams. To avoid parasitic collisions inside the linacs, a twin (dual) LC is proposed. In this article, I consider the principle scheme of the collider and estimate the achievable luminosity, which is limited by collision effects and available power. Such a collider can operate in a duty cycle (DC) and in a continuous (CW) modes, if sufficient power. With current SC Nb technology (T = 1.8 K, f RF = 1.3 GHz, used for ILC) and with power P = 100 MW, a luminosity L ∼ 0.33 × 1036 cm-2 s-1 is possible at the Higgs factory with 2E 0 = 250 GeV. Using superconductors operating at 4.5 K with high Q 0 values, such as Nb3Sn, and f RF = 0.65 GHz, the luminosity can reach L ∼ 1.4 × 1036 cm-2 s-1 at 2EE0 = 250 GeV (with P = 100 MW) and L ∼ 0.8 × 1036 cm-2 s-1 at 2E 0 = 500 GeV (with P = 150 MW), which is almost two orders of magnitude greater than at the ILC, where the beams are used only once. This technology requires additional efforts to obtain the required parameters and reliably operation. Such a collider would be the best machine for precision Higgs studies, including the measurement of Higgs self-coupling.

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