TY - JOUR AU - Matlis, Nicholas AU - Ahr, F. AU - Calendron, A.-L. AU - Cankaya, H. AU - Cirmi, G. AU - Eichner, T. AU - Fallahi, A. AU - Fakhari, M. AU - Hartin, Anthony AU - Hemmer, M. AU - Huang, Wenqian Ronny AU - Ishizuki, H. AU - Jolly, S. W. AU - Leroux, V. AU - Maier, Andreas AU - Meier, Joachim AU - Qiao, W. AU - Ravi, K. AU - Schimpf, D. N. AU - Taira, T. AU - Wu, X. AU - Zapata, Luis AU - Zapata, C. AU - Zhang, D. AU - Zhou, Chun AU - Kärtner, F. X. TI - Acceleration of electrons in THz driven structures for AXSIS JO - Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research / A VL - 909 SN - 0168-9002 CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier M1 - PUBDB-2018-01280 SP - 27 - 32 PY - 2018 N1 - © Elsevier B.V. AB - We describe initial steps in the development of the technology for a THz-driven accelerator that will drive a compact attosecond X-ray light source. THz- driven structures represent a promising emerging technology for compact acceleration of sub-femtosecond electron bunches. The millimeter scale of the driving field offers a favorable compromise between conventional accelerators which are proven and reliable but large and costly, and other advanced accelerators like plasma-based or laser-driven devices where the microscopic accelerator structuresmake device control difficult and limit the charge payload. By contrast the THz-driven structures are large enough to be fabricated by conventional means leading to a high degree of repeatability and control, can support field gradients that are significantly higher than in conventional accelerators, promising capabilities to produce sub-femtosecond electron bunches. In addition, the strong fields in THz based devices offer potential for compact, strong-field manipulation and diagnosis of electron bunches. Our results pave the way for development of a THz-based light source for sub-femtosecond investigation of material structure. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000451748000006 DO - DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.074 UR - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/401016 ER -