Speaker
Pratik Manwani
(University of California, Los Angeles)
Description
At UCLA, a plasma source using capillary discharge has been developed and studied for its potential use in plasma wakefield experiments at MITHRA and AWA facilities. This compact source, measuring 8 cm in length, can generate plasmas with a wide range of densities, making it suitable for various plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) experiments. With a 4-mm aperture, it can accommodate high-aspect ratio beams. This paper discusses the design and assessment of the capillary discharge plasma source, along with the use of an interferometric diagnostic system to measure plasma density.
| Working group | WG3 : Beam-driven plasma acceleration |
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Primary authors
Derek Chow
(University of California, Los Angeles)
Pratik Manwani
(University of California, Los Angeles)
Gerard Andonian
(UCLA/Radiabeam)
James Rosenzweig
(UCLA)
Nathan Majernik
(SLAC)
Yunbo Kang
(PBPL)