Conference Presentation

PUBDB-2024-07131

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Status and progress of the PWFA experiment FLASHForward

Wesch, S. (First author)DESY* ; Beinortaite, J.DESY* ; Björklund Svensson, J. H.DESY* ; Boulton, L. A.Extern*DESY* ; Boyle, G. J. ; Chappell, J. ; Cowley, J. ; Diederichs, S.Extern*DESY* ; Foster, B.DESY* ; Garland, M. J.DESY* ; Gonzalez Caminal, P.Extern*DESY* ; Jones, H.Extern* ; Kanekar, A.DESY* ; Lindstroem, C. A. ; Loisch, G.Extern*DESY* ; Mewes, S. M.Extern*DESY* ; Pena Asmus, F. L.DESY* ; Ferran Pousa, A.DESY* ; Schreiber, S.DESY* ; Schröder, S.DESY* ; Shalloo, R.DESY* ; Thévenet, M.DESY* ; Wing, M.DESY* ; Wood, J. C.DESY* ; Osterhoff, J.Extern*DESY* ; D'Arcy, R. (Last author)DESY*

2024

Abstract: Experimental results in the last decades of beam-driven plasma-wakefield accelerators (PWFA) have demonstrated the feasibility ofhigh-gradient acceleration and promise reduction of costs and sizes of future high-energy facilities. The requirements of current users of accelerators for luminosity and brightness cannot yet be met in terms of beam quality, high overall energy-transfer efficiency and operation at high-average-power. These are major research pillars which the PWFA experiment FLASHForward at DESY aims to combine in a single stage at acceleration gradients >1 GV/m with significant energy gain. Here, we present the status of the experiment and show latest results.

Note: AKBP 5.1: Group Report

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Technol. zukünft. Teilchenph. Experim. (FTX)
2. Plasma Accelerators (MPA)
3. Laser für Plasmabeschleunigung (MLS)
4. Maschinen Koordination FLASH (MFL)
5. Injektion (MIN)
6. Universität Hamburg (UHH)
7. University of Oxford (OXFORD)
8. University College London (UCL)

Research Program(s):

1. 621 - Accelerator Research and Development (POF4-621) (POF4-621)
2. 6G2 - FLASH (DESY) (POF4-6G2) (POF4-6G2)
3. PWA - Research group for plasma-based accelerators (PWA-20150304) (PWA-20150304)

Experiment(s):

1. FLASHForward

Appears in the scientific report 2024

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