Application of a plasma-based energy booster in operational free-electron lasers
Abstract
Plasma-based accelerators are a promising approach for reducing the size and cost of future particle accelerators, making them a viable technology for constructing and upgrading X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs). Adding an energy booster stage to the linear accelerator of an operational X-ray FEL is recognised as a realistic near-term application of plasma accelerators, with a significant impact on the scientific reach of these facilities. Here, we discuss potential use cases of such a plasma-based energy booster and apply particle-in-cell simulations to estimate its ability to enhance the performance of existing X-ray FEL facilities.
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@article{arxiv.2407.15583,
title = {Application of a plasma-based energy booster in operational free-electron lasers},
author = {Sarah Schroeder and Jens Osterhoff and Stephan Wesch and Carl Schroeder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.15583},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
4 figures, 2 tables, conference proceeding for the 6th European Advanced Accelerator Concepts workshop (EAAC2023), 17-23 September 2023