Abstract

Laser wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) are promising sources of high brightness particle and radiation beams with many possible applications, ranging from scientific research to medicine, industry and border security. The Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators (SCAPA) is a university-based facility employing the use of two high-power, ultrashort pulse lasers to advance research, development and application of laser-plasma accelerators. Here we report on recent advancements in LWFA research at SCAPA and upcoming research programmes to demonstrate proof-of-concept applications of the LWFA.

Details

Title
Progress Towards Laser Wakefield Acceleration and Applications at the Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators (SCAPA)
Author
Holt, G K 1 ; Battaglia, G 1 ; Brunetti, E 2 ; Feehan, J 1 ; Kornaszewski, A 1 ; W Li 1 ; Maitrallain, A 1 ; Manahan, G G 1 ; Pring, W D 1 ; Reid, L R 2 ; Shahzad, M 1 ; Spesyvstev, R 1 ; Vieux, G 1 ; Wiggins, S M 1 ; Jaroszynski, D A 1 

 Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UK 
 Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UK; The Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD, UK 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Jul 2020
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2570563767
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.