
arXiv: 1508.03192
The FLASHForward project at DESY is a pioneering plasma-wakefield acceleration experiment that aims to produce, in a few centimetres of ionised hydrogen, beams with energy of order GeV that are of quality sufficient to be used in a free-electron laser. The plasma wave will be driven by high-current density electron beams from the FLASH linear accelerator and will explore both external and internal witness-beam injection techniques. The plasma is created by ionising a gas in a gas cell with a multi-TW laser system, which can also be used to provide optical diagnostics of the plasma and electron beams due to the <30 fs synchronisation between the laser and the driving electron beam. The operation parameters of the experiment are discussed, as well as the scientific program.
19 pages, 9 figures
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Physics, Acceleration, Wakefield, Molecular, FOS: Physical sciences, 530, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Spectrometer, Other Physical Sciences, Plasma, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear, Physics - Accelerator Physics, info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/530, Beam line, Astronomical and Space Sciences, QC, physics.acc-ph
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Physics, Acceleration, Wakefield, Molecular, FOS: Physical sciences, 530, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Spectrometer, Other Physical Sciences, Plasma, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear, Physics - Accelerator Physics, info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/530, Beam line, Astronomical and Space Sciences, QC, physics.acc-ph
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 51 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
