IPAC'24 - 15th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Optimizing beam-matching optics for MITHRA plasma injection studies: simulation and experimental alignment

THPG11

23 May 2024, 16:00

2h

Bluegrass (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Poster Presentation MC2.T12 Beam Injection/Extraction and Transport Thursday Poster Session

Speaker

Dr Monika Yadav (University of California, Los Angeles)

Description

This study focuses on developing beam-matching optics for the transport of the MITHRA beam into plasma to study long range plasma effects. To ensure successful injection into the plasma chamber, matching conditions are crucial at the entrance. A dedicated focusing system, comprising beam-matching optics, is designed to transport the beam from the 1.5-meter linear accelerator (linac) and align the necessary parameters at the plasma entrance. Optimization simulations employing Elegant and General Particle Tracer (GPT) codes, based on MITHRA gun data, have been conducted with promising results that align with our expectations. Further investigations involve simulating the PWFA interaction using advanced, fully relativistic, three-dimensional Particle-in-Cell (PIC) codes, namely OSIRIS and QuickPIC.

Funding Agency

This work was performed with the support of the US DOE, Division of HEP, under Contract No. DE-SC0009914, NSF PHY-1549132 CBB, DARPA under Contract N.HR001120C007.