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SLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-14560
SLAC Release Date: December 13, 2011
Results from Plasma Wakefield Experiments at FACET
Li, Selina.
We report initial results of the Plasma Wakefield Acceleration (PWFA) Experiments performed at FACET - Facility for Advanced aCcelertor Experimental Tests at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. At FACET a 23-GeV electron beam with 1.8 x 10^10 electrons is compressed to 20 micron longitudinally and focused down to 10 micron x 10 micron transverse spot size for user driven experiments. Construction of the FACET facility completed in May 2011 with a first run of user assisted commissioning thro... Show Full Abstract
We report initial results of the Plasma Wakefield Acceleration (PWFA) Experiments performed at FACET - Facility for Advanced aCcelertor Experimental Tests at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. At FACET a 23-GeV electron beam with 1.8 x 10^10 electrons is compressed to 20 micron longitudinally and focused down to 10 micron x 10 micron transverse spot size for user driven experiments. Construction of the FACET facility completed in May 2011 with a first run of user assisted commissioning throughout the summer. The first PWFA experiments will use single electron bunches combined with a high density lithium plasma to produce accelerating gradients > 10 GeV/m benchmarking the FACET beam and the newly installed experimental hardware. Future plans for further study of plasma wakefield acceleration will be reviewed. Show Partial Abstract
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