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Title: Free electron lasers driven by plasma accelerators: status and near-term prospects

Journal Article · · High Power Laser Science and Engineering
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  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, 94025 USA
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). BELLA Center
  3. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)
  4. Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Rome (Italy)
  5. Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France). Inst. Polytechnique de Paris, ENSTA Paris, LOA
  6. Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  7. Univ. of Strathclyde (United Kingdom). Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-Based Accelerators (SCAPA)
  8. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  9. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai (China). Shanghai Inst. of Optics and and Fine Mechanics
  10. Univ. of Strathclyde (United Kingdom). Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA); Cockcroft Inst., Warrington, WA (United States)

Owing to their ultra-high accelerating gradients, combined with injection inside micrometer-scale accelerating wakefield buckets, plasma-based accelerators hold great potential to drive a new generation of free-electron lasers (FELs). Indeed, the first demonstration of plasma-driven FEL gain was reported recently, representing a major milestone for the field. Several groups around the world are pursuing these novel light sources, with methodology varying in the use of wakefield driver (laser-driven or beam-driven), plasma structure, phase-space manipulation, beamline design, and undulator technology, among others. This paper presents our best attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of the global community efforts towards plasma-based FEL research and development.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, 94025 USA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1819933
Journal Information:
High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Journal Name: High Power Laser Science and Engineering Vol. 9; ISSN 2095-4719
Publisher:
Cambridge University PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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