Studies of Particle Acceleration by an Active Microwave Medium
- Euclid Techlabs LLC, Solon, OH 44139 (United States)
- Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 (Israel)
- St. Petersburg Electrical Engineering University, St. Petersburg 197376 (Russian Federation)
- St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, 198302 (Russian Federation)
- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090 (Russian Federation)
The PASER is potentially a very attractive method for particle acceleration, in which energy from an active medium is transferred to a charged particle beam. The effect is similar to the action of a maser or laser with the stimulated emission of radiation being produced by the virtual photons in the electromagnetic field of the beam. We have been investigating the possibility of developing a demonstration PASER operating at X-band. The less restrictive beam transport and device dimensional tolerances required for working at X-band rather than optical frequencies as well as the widespread application of X-band hardware in accelerator technology all contribute to the attractiveness of performing a PASER demonstration experiment in this frequency range. Key to this approach is the availability of a new class of active materials that exhibit photoinduced electron spin polarization. We will report on the status of active material development and measurements, numerical simulations, and progress towards a planned microwave PASER acceleration experiment at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator facility.
- OSTI ID:
- 20898708
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 877, Issue 1; Conference: 12. advanced accelerator concepts workshop, Lake Geneva, WI (United States), 10-15 Jul 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2409169; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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