| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832590 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We present a conceptual design of a laser wakefield acceleration experiment where a sub-picosecond electron bunch from a photo-cathode RF linac is injected into a plasma channel just before a laser pulse. The pulse overtakes the bunch which is then trapped, compressed and accelerated in the laser wakefield. This way ultra-relativistic bunches with a size of the order of a micron and relatively low energy spread can be generated. We show the results of our simulations and discuss the setup for a demonstration experiment.
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Authors
A.G. Khachatryan, M.J.H. Luttikhof, A. Irman, F.A. van Goor, J.W.J. Verschuur, H.M.J. Bastiaens, K.-J. Boller,