17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
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Beam instrumentation for AWAKE from Run 2b to Run 2c

WEP6078
20 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC6.T03: Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation Poster session

Speaker

Collette Pakuza (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

The AWAKE experiment at CERN is a proof-of-principle facility that uses proton-driven plasma wakefields to accelerate externally injected electrons. Since initial operations in 2016, multiple experimental phases have been completed, with the most recent being Run 2b. Beam diagnostics played a crucial role during this phase, enabling reliable operation and characterisation of the particle beams. The next phase, Run 2c, planned to begin in 2029, will introduce a second electron beamline delivering 150 MeV, 200 fs (RMS)-long electron bunches together with a second plasma. The increased experimental scale and the new measurement requirements impose new demands on beam instrumentation, requiring upgrades to existing systems and the development of new, specialised diagnostics. This contribution presents a non-exhaustive overview of the diagnostic systems used during Run 2b, describes the planned upgrades and developments for Run 2c, and discusses the associated integration challenges.

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Author

Collette Pakuza (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors

Eleonora Belli (European Organization for Nuclear Research, John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science) Michele Bergamaschi (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Stephane Burger (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Steffen Doebert (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Marek Gasior (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Edda Gschwendtner (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Michal Krupa (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Thibaut Lefevre (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Thomas Levens (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Benjamin Moser (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Patric Muggli (Max Planck Institute for Physics, European Organization for Nuclear Research) Laurence Stant (Diamond Light Source) Athanasios Topaloudis (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Marlene Turner (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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