Title :
Progress of the laser electron accelerator project at Stanford University
Author :
Byer, R.L. ; Plettner, T. ; Barnes, C. ; Colby, E. ; Cowan, B. ; Siemann, R.H. ; Spencer, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Ginzton Labs., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Our objective is to demonstrate, via a proof-of-principle experiment, particle acceleration by crossed laser beams in a single dielectric accelerator cell in vacuum. We expect to observe a laser-induced energy modulation of 15 keV on an electron beam with an initial energy of 32 MeV
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; collective accelerators; electron accelerators; electron beams; electron optics; free electron lasers; particle beam bunching; particle beam diagnostics; 15 keV; 32 MeV; Stanford University; bunch length measurements; crossed laser beams; dielectric accelerator cell; electron beam; electron beam collimator; laser electron accelerator project; laser optical phase monitor; laser-induced energy modulation; proof-of-principle experiment; spatiotemporal overlap diagnostics; Acceleration; Dielectric materials; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Laser beams; Linear particle accelerator; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Radiation monitoring; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.987444
