17–22 May 2026
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Effect of laser pulse power change on wake bubble size and accelerated electron bunch parameters during LWFA in a conical plasma channel

TUP3053
19 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC3.A22: Advanced techniques/Novel sources: Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Poster session

Speaker

Mariia Seniak (Lviv University)

Description

Laser wakefield acceleration is considered a promising and efficient method for increasing electron bunches energy. Despite advantages in acceleration gradients (accelerating field amplitudes up to 1 TV/m), the issue of dephasing between the electron bunch and the accelerating field, caused by the bunch energy gain, remains a complex task. The use of a conical plasma channel leads to an increase in bunch energy due to laser guiding and compression within the channel.
This study demonstrates that increasing the laser pulse power enhances the electron bunch energy but significantly alters the wake bubble shape. This is results in the absorption of the electron bunch by the rear wall of the wake bubble, as well as leads to dephasing between the bunch and the accelerating field.
Using numerical simulations, the dependencies of bunch parameters, including energy and dimensions, on laser power were obtained. It was shown that found optimal laser power values provided a balance between avoiding bunch absorption and maximizing energy gain.

Funding Agency

The study is supported by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine under the program “Excellent Science in Ukraine” (project № 2023.03/0182).

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Author

Denys Bondar (Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology)

Co-authors

Vasyl Maslov (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Prof. Ivan Onishchenko (Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology) Mariia Seniak (Lviv University) Nataliia Mykhailyshyn (Lviv University)

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