An Ultra-High Gradient Cerenkov Wakefield Acceleration Experiment at SLAC FFTB

Journal Article · Tue Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2004 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1842627· OSTI ID:20655289

Rosenzweig, J B; Hoover, S; Thompson, M; Travish, G; Yoder, R ^[1]; Hogan, M J ^[2]; Muggli, P ^[3]

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1. UCLA Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, California 90095 (United States)
2. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford California 94309 (United States)
3. University of Southern California, University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089 (United States)

The creation of ultra-high current, ultra-short pulse beams (Q=3 nC, {sigma}z= 20 {mu}m) at the SLAC FFTB has opened the way for very high gradient plasma wakefield acceleration experiments. We study here the use of these beams in a proposed Cerenkov wakefield experiment, where one may excite electromagnetic wakes in a simple dielectric tube with inner diameter of few 100 microns that exceed the GV/m level. We discuss the scaling of the fields with design geometric design parameters, and choice of dielectric. We also examine measurable aspects of the experiment, such as the total coherent Cerenkov radiation energy one may collect, and the expected aspects of dielectric breakdown at high fields.

• OSTI ID: 20655289
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 737, Issue 1; Conference: 11. advanced accelerator concepts workshop, Stony Brook, NY (United States), 21-26 Jun 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1842627; (c) 2004 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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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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DESIGN
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
PLASMA
PULSES
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER
TUBES
WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS