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AWAKE, The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment at CERN

NázevTitle
AWAKE, The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment at CERNAWAKE, The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment at CERN
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
E. Gschwendtner, B. Biskup, E. Adli
DOIDOI
10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.026
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2016, 829 76-82. ISSN 0168-9002.
RokYear
2016
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000379144100015
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-84959421225
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/16:00240322!RIV17-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Technologie potlačení pozadí, detektorové techniky v jaderné fyzice a jejich aplikaceTechnologies of background suppression, detection techniques in nuclear physics and their applications

AbstraktAbstract

The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) aims at studying plasma wakefield generation and electron acceleration driven by proton bunches. It is a proof-of-principle R&D experiment at CERN and the world's first proton driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. The AWAKE experiment will be installed in the former CNGS facility and uses the 400. GeV/c proton beam bunches from the SPS. The first experiments will focus on the self-modulation instability of the long (rms ~12. cm) proton bunch in the plasma. These experiments are planned for the end of 2016. Later, in 2017/2018, low energy (~15. MeV) electrons will be externally injected into the sample wakefields and be accelerated beyond 1. GeV. The main goals of the experiment will be summarized. A summary of the AWAKE design and construction status will be presented.

The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) aims at studying plasma wakefield generation and electron acceleration driven by proton bunches. It is a proof-of-principle R&D experiment at CERN and the world's first proton driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. The AWAKE experiment will be installed in the former CNGS facility and uses the 400. GeV/c proton beam bunches from the SPS. The first experiments will focus on the self-modulation instability of the long (rms ~12. cm) proton bunch in the plasma. These experiments are planned for the end of 2016. Later, in 2017/2018, low energy (~15. MeV) electrons will be externally injected into the sample wakefields and be accelerated beyond 1. GeV. The main goals of the experiment will be summarized. A summary of the AWAKE design and construction status will be presented.