Observation of acceleration and deceleration in gigaelectron-volt-per-metre gradient dielectric wakefield accelerators

B. D. O’Shea; G. Andonian; S. K. Barber; K. L. Fitzmorris; S. Hakimi; J. Harrison; P. D. Hoang; M. J. Hogan; B. Naranjo; O. B. Williams; V. Yakimenko; J. B. Rosenzweig

doi:10.1038/ncomms12763

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Observation of acceleration and deceleration in gigaelectron-volt-per-metre gradient dielectric wakefield accelerators

B. D. O’Shea,
G. Andonian,
S. K. Barber,
K. L. Fitzmorris,
S. Hakimi,
J. Harrison,
P. D. Hoang,
M. J. Hogan,
B. Naranjo,
O. B. Williams,
V. Yakimenko,
J. B. Rosenzweig

Affiliations

B. D. O’Shea: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
G. Andonian: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
S. K. Barber: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
K. L. Fitzmorris: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
S. Hakimi: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
J. Harrison: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
P. D. Hoang: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
M. J. Hogan: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
B. Naranjo: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
O. B. Williams: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
V. Yakimenko: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
J. B. Rosenzweig: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12763
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Wakefield accelerators are a cheaper and compact alternative to conventional particle accelerators for high-energy physics and coherent x-ray sources. Here, the authors demonstrate a field gradient in excess of a gigaelectron-volt-per-metre using a terahertz-frequency wakefield supported by a dielectric lined-waveguide.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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