Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators

E Esarey, CB Schroeder, WP Leemans - Reviews of modern physics, 2009 - APS
Laser-driven plasma-based accelerators, which are capable of supporting fields in excess of
100 GV∕ m, are reviewed. This includes the laser wakefield accelerator, the plasma beat …

Light–matter interactions with photonic quasiparticles

N Rivera, I Kaminer - Nature Reviews Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Interactions between light and matter play an instrumental role in spectroscopy, sensing,
quantum information processing and lasers. In most of these applications, light is considered …

Higgs boson studies at future particle colliders

J De Blas, M Cepeda, J D'Hondt, RK Ellis… - Journal of High Energy …, 2020 - Springer
A bstract This document aims to provide an assessment of the potential of future colliding
beam facilities to perform Higgs boson studies. The analysis builds on the submissions …

Free-electron lasing with compact beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator

R Pompili, D Alesini, MP Anania, S Arjmand… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The possibility to accelerate electron beams to ultra-relativistic velocities over short
distances by using plasma-based technology holds the potential for a revolution in the field …

Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch

E Adli, A Ahuja, O Apsimon, R Apsimon, AM Bachmann… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
High-energy particle accelerators have been crucial in providing a deeper understanding of
fundamental particles and the forces that govern their interactions. To increase the energy of …

High-efficiency acceleration of an electron beam in a plasma wakefield accelerator

M Litos, E Adli, W An, CI Clarke, CE Clayton, S Corde… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
High-efficiency acceleration of charged particle beams at high gradients of energy gain per
unit length is necessary to achieve an affordable and compact high-energy collider. The …

Generating multi-GeV electron bunches using single stage laser wakefield acceleration<? format?> in a 3D nonlinear regime

W Lu, M Tzoufras, C Joshi, FS Tsung, WB Mori… - Physical Review Special …, 2007 - APS
The extraordinary ability of space-charge waves in plasmas to accelerate charged particles
at gradients that are orders of magnitude greater than in current accelerators has been well …

Physics Briefing Book [Input for the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update 2020]

H Abramowicz, R Forty - 2019 - osti.gov
The European Particle Physics Strategy Update (EPPSU) process takes a bottom-up
approach, whereby the community is first invited to submit proposals (also called inputs) for …

2020 roadmap on plasma accelerators

F Albert, ME Couprie, A Debus, MC Downer… - New Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma-based accelerators use the strong electromagnetic fields that can be supported by
plasmas to accelerate charged particles to high energies. Accelerating field structures in …

Injection and trap** of tunnel-ionized electrons into laser-produced wakes

A Pak, KA Marsh, SF Martins, W Lu, WB Mori, C Joshi - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
A method, which utilizes the large difference in ionization potentials between successive
ionization states of trace atoms, for injecting electrons into a laser-driven wakefield is …