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Interaction of high-intensity beam with structured solid surface plasma for wakefield acceleration and coherent radiation generation

TUP3014
19 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC3.A15: Advanced techniques/Novel sources: New Acceleration Concepts and Techniques Poster session

Speaker

Bifeng Lei (University of Liverpool)

Description

Recent research into the interaction between high-intensity beams and surface plasmas has revealed the significant potential of generating extremely strong (~TV/m) fields for particle acceleration and radiation production. This new approach has emerged by overcoming several challenges in beam-solid interactions. It therefore holds great promise for reshaping the research direction of large-scale facilities pursuing the energy frontier and micro-scale facilities requiring great flexibility. At the same time, this research can provide new insights into the extremely complex nonlinear dynamics of surface plasmons (SPs) in strong fields and a new, unexplored regime of plasma-based particle acceleration.

In this study, we theoretically investigate the high-intensity laser- or beam-driven excitation of relativistic surface plasmons on the micro-scaled surfaces of structured nanomaterials, such as vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) forests. Leaky and bubble wakefields can be generated with amplitudes exceeding 400 TV/m and high energy efficiency for both electron and positron acceleration. By investigating SP mode selection on cylindrical surfaces, we have proposed a new principle for coherent radiation generation that differs fundamentally from traditional superradiance. Our research offers a new approach to the development of ultrahigh-gradient and ultra-compact particle accelerators, which could transform medicine and materials science.

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Author

Bifeng Lei (University of Liverpool)

Co-authors

Prof. Alexandre Bonatto (Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre) Prof. Carsten Welsch (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Prof. Guoxing Xia (University of Manchester, Cockcroft Institute) Dr Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Dr Javier Resta-Lopez (Universidad Europea de Valencia)

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