Externally Heated Hollow Cathode Arc Plasma Source for Experiments in Plasma Wakefield Acceleration

An externally heated, hollow cathode arc source was recommissioned at UCLA for use in experiments to drive plasma wakefields with shaped beams at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator. The hollow cathode arc source provides a robust plasma column with a density in the <inline-formula> <math dis...

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Main Authors: Ryan Roussel, Gerard Andonian, Claire Hansel, Gerard Lawler, Walter Lynn, Nathan Majernik, River Robles, Kunal Sanwalka, Eric Wisniewski, James Rosenzweig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Instruments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/3/3/48