Long-range attraction of an ultrarelativistic electron beam by a column of neutral plasma

Adli, E.; Lindstrøm, C. A.; Allen, J.; Clarke, C. I.; Frederico, J.; Gessner, S. J.; Green, S. Z.; Hogan, M. J.; Litos, M. D.; O’Shea, B.; Yakimenko, V.; An, W.; Clayton, C. E.; Marsh, K. A.; Mori, W. B.; Joshi, C.; Vafaei-Najafabadi, N.; Corde, S.; Lu, W.

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/18/10/103013

Title: Long-range attraction of an ultrarelativistic electron beam by a column of neutral plasma

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · New Journal of Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/18/10/103013· OSTI ID:1328717

Adli, E.; Lindstrøm, C. A.; Allen, J.; Clarke, C. I.; Frederico, J.; Gessner, S. J.;

; Hogan, M. J.; Litos, M. D.; O’Shea, B.; Yakimenko, V.;

; Clayton, C. E.; Marsh, K. A.; Mori, W. B.; Joshi, C.; Vafaei-Najafabadi, N.; Corde, S.; Lu, W.

Here, we report on the experimental observation of the attraction of a beam of ultrarelativistic electrons towards a column of neutral plasma. In experiments performed at the FACET test facility at SLAC we observe that an electron beam moving parallel to a neutral plasma column, at an initial distance of many plasma column radii, is attracted into the column. Once the beam enters the plasma it drives a plasma wake similar to that of an electron beam entering the plasma column head-on. A simple analytical model is developed in order to capture the essential physics of the attractive force. The attraction is further studied by 3D particle-in-cell numerical simulations. The results are an important step towards better understanding of particle beam–plasma interactions in general and plasma wakefield accelerator technology in particular.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 217 AC02-76SF00515; SC0010064; PHY-1415386

OSTI ID:: 1328717

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1328718; OSTI ID: 1369472

Journal Information:: New Journal of Physics, Journal Name: New Journal of Physics Vol. 18 Journal Issue: 10; ISSN 1367-2630

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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