LINAC2024 - 32nd Linear Accelerator Conference

High charge, 10-GeV electron bunches from a 10-cm long, nanoparticle assisted, laser wakefield accelerator: our next steps

THYA003

29 Aug 2024, 11:50

20m

Grand Ballroom (Hilton Chicago)

Invited Oral Presentation MC2.6 Other electron accelerators Main Session THY

Speaker

Stephen Milton (TAU Systems, Inc.)

Description

We recently demonstrated generation of very high charge (1+ nC), very high energy (10 GeV) electron bunches from a nanoparticle-assisted laser wakefield accelerator [1]. While the experiment did yield record breaking results, the statistics were quite poor due to the very slow repetition rate of the Texas Petawatt Laser system. We are currently on a campaign to repeat and improve upon these results. Here we will report on our improved understanding of the nanoparticle-assist effect as well as the planned experimental program we have laid out.

[1] C. Aniculaesei et al. “The Acceleration of a High-Charge Electron Bunch to 10 GeV in a 10-cm Nanoparticle-Assisted Wakefield Accelerator”, Matter Radiat. Extremes 9, 014001 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0161687