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Title: Physics of beam self-modulation in plasma wakefield accelerators

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4933129· OSTI ID:22486456
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  1. Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)

The self-modulation instability is a key effect that makes possible the usage of nowadays proton beams as drivers for plasma wakefield acceleration. Development of the instability in uniform plasmas and in plasmas with a small density up-step is numerically studied with the focus at nonlinear stages of beam evolution. The step parameters providing the strongest established wakefield are found, and the mechanism of stable bunch train formation is identified.

OSTI ID:
22486456
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English