Wakefield generation in hydrogen and lithium plasmas at FACET-II: Diagnostics and first beam-plasma interaction results

Storey, D.; Zhang, C.; San Miguel Claveria, P.; Cao, G. J.; Adli, E.; Alsberg, L.; Ariniello, R.; Clarke, C.; Corde, S.; Dalichaouch, T. N.; Doss, C. E.; Ekerfelt, H.; Emma, C.; Gerstmayr, E.; Gessner, S.; Gilljohann, M.; Hast, C.; Knetsch, A.; Lee, V.; Litos, M.; Loney, R.; Marsh, K. A.; Matheron, A.; Mori, W. B.; Nie, Z.; O’Shea, B.; Parker, M.; White, G.; Yocky, G.; Zakharova, V.; Hogan, M. J.; Joshi, C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.27.051302

Title: Wakefield generation in hydrogen and lithium plasmas at FACET-II: Diagnostics and first beam-plasma interaction results

Journal Article · 23 May 2024 · Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.27.051302 · OSTI ID:2361151

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; Cao, G. J.;

; Alsberg, L.;

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; Gilljohann, M.; Hast, C.;

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Plasma wakefield acceleration provides ultrahigh acceleration gradients of tens of GeV/m, providing a novel path toward efficient, compact, TeV-scale linear colliders, and high brightness free electron lasers. Critical to the success of these applications is demonstrating simultaneously high gradient acceleration, high energy transfer efficiency, and preservation of emittance, charge, and energy spread. Experiments at the FACET-II National User Facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory aim to achieve all of these milestones in a single-stage plasma wakefield accelerator, providing a 10 GeV energy gain in a $< 1 m$ plasma with high energy transfer efficiency. Such a demonstration depends critically on diagnostics able to measure emittance with mm mrad accuracy, energy spectra to determine both percent level energy spread, and broadband energy gain and loss, incoming longitudinal phase space, and matching dynamics. This paper discusses the experimental setup at FACET-II, including the incoming beam parameters from the FACET-II linac, plasma sources, and diagnostics developed to meet this challenge. Initial progress on the generation of beam ionized wakes in meter-scale hydrogen gas is discussed as well as commissioning of the plasma sources and diagnostics. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; SC0020076

OSTI ID:: 2361151

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2404901

Journal Information:: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, Journal Name: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 27; ISSN 2469-9888; ISSN PRABCJ

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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