C G R Geddes et al 2007 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 78 012021 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/78/1/012021
C G R Geddes1, D Bruhwiler2, J R Cary2,5, E Cormier-Michel4,1, E Esarey1,4, C B Schroeder1, W A Isaacs1, N Stinus1,8, P Messmer2, A Hakim2, K Nakamura1,6, A J Gonsalves1, D Panasenko1, G R Plateau1,7, Cs Toth1, B Nagler1, J van Tilborg1, T Cowan4, S M Hooker9 and W P Leemans1,3,4
Show affiliationsLaser driven wakefield accelerators produce accelerating fields thousands of times those achievable in conventional radio-frequency accelerators, offering compactness and ultrafast bunches to potentially extend the frontiers of high energy physics and enable laboratory scale ultrafast radiation sources. Realization of this potential requires understanding of accelerator physics to advance beam performance and stability, and particle simulations model the highly nonlinear, kinetic physics required. One-to-one simulations of experiments provide new insight for optimization and development of 100 MeV to GeV and beyond laser accelerator stages, and on production of reproducible and controllable low energy spread beams with improved emittance (focusability) and energy through control of injection.
29.27.Eg Beam handling; beam transport
29.27.Bd Beam dynamics; collective effects and instabilities
Accelerators, beams and electromagnetism
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C G R Geddes et al 2007 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 78 012021