Investigation of the beam loading effect in laser wakefield acceleration
Investigation of the beam loading effect in laser wakefield acceleration
Couperus, J. P.; Jochmann, A.; Köhler, A.; Messmer, M.; Zarini, O.; Debus, A.; Hübl, A.; Widera, R.; Bussmann, M.; Sauerbrey, R.; Cowan, T.; Schramm, U.; Irman, A.
In laser wakefield electron acceleration a high intensity ultrashort laser pulse drives plasma density waves, inducing a high accelerating field gradient (~GV/m) which can accelerate electrons to high energies within a very short distance.
For the development of secondary radiation sources, the maximization of the bunch charge is important. For this reason we investigate the beam-loading effect at the self-injected highly nonlinear regime. Beam-loading deteriorates the accelerating field structure and limits the maximum bunch charge.
Keywords: laser plasma electron acceleration LWFA wakefield gas-jet PIConGPU
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- Radiation Source ELBE DOI: 10.17815/jlsrf-2-58
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International Particle Accelerator Conference, 15.-20.06.2014, Dresden, Deutschland
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