Simulation of density measurements in plasma wakefields using photon acceleration

One obstacle in plasma accelerator development is the limitation of techniques to diagnose and measure plasma wakefield parameters. In this paper, we present a novel concept for the density measurement of a plasma wakefield using photon acceleration, supported by extensive particle in cell simulatio...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Firmansyah Kasim, Naren Ratan, Luke Ceurvorst, James Sadler, Philip N. Burrows, Raoul Trines, James Holloway, Matthew Wing, Robert Bingham, Peter Norreys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015-03-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.18.032801