Lithium plasma sources for acceleration and focusing of ultra-relativistic electron beams

Author

Muggli, P. ; Hoffman, J.R. ; Marsh, K.A. ; Wang, S. ; Clayton, C.E. ; Katsouleas, T.C. ; Joshi, C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

3651

Abstract

A lithium (Li) plasma source is described that can be used for plasma acceleration as well as for electron beam focusing (plasma lens). The Li vapor with a density in the range is produced in a heat-pipe oven. The Li is ionized to Li⁺ through single UV photon absorption. For the plasma wake field acceleration experiment, the plasma density n_pe≈2-4×10¹⁴ cm^-3 is 1-meter long plasma. A shorter length of uniform plasma density can be used as an underdense plasma lens, or the plasma density can be tapered for an underdense tapered plasma lens

Keywords

electron beam focusing; lithium; plasma applications; plasma density; plasma production; relativistic electron beams; wakefield accelerators; 1 m; Li; Li plasma source; Li vapor; Li⁺; electron beam focusing; heat-pipe oven; plasma acceleration; plasma lens; plasma wake field acceleration experiment; single UV photon absorption; ultrarelativistic electron beams; underdense plasma; Acceleration; Electron beams; Lenses; Linear particle accelerator; Lithium; Optical interferometry; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma sources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.792400

Filename

792400