Acceleration and collision of ultra-high energy particles using crystal channels
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
We assume that, independent of any near-term discoveries, the continuing goal of experimental high-energy physics (HEP) will be to achieve ultra-high center-of-mass energies early in the next century. To progress to these energies in such a brief span of time will require a radical change in accelerator and collider technology. We review some of our recent theoretical work on high-gradient acceleration of charged particles along crystal channels and the possibility of colliding them in these same strong-focusing atomic channels. An improved understanding of energy and emittance limitations in natural crystal accelerators leads to the suggestion that specially manufactured nano-accelerators may someday enable us to accelerate particles beyond 10{sup 8} eV with emittances limited only by the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000; AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 495654
- Report Number(s):
- FNAL/C-97/097; SLAC-PUB-7673; CONF-960836-4; ON: DE97052862; TRN: 97:019266
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Symposium on new modes of particle acceleration: techniques and sources, Santa Barbara, CA (United States), 19-23 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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