Transport of ultra-short electron bunches in a free-electron laser driven by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator

Maria Pia Anania, Riju Issac, Dino Jaroszynski, Albert Reitsma, Mark Wiggins, M. J. de Loos, S.B. van der Geer, Gregor H. Welsh

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Abstract

Focussing ultra-short electron bunches from a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator into an undulator requires particular attention to be paid to the emittance, electron bunch duration and energy spread. Here we present the design and implementation of a focussing system for the ALPHA-X beam transport line, which consists of a triplet of permanent magnet quadrupoles and a triplet of electromagnetic quadrupoles.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 5 May 2009
EventParticle Accelerator Conference 2009 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 4 May 2009 → …

Conference

ConferenceParticle Accelerator Conference 2009
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period4/05/09 → …

Keywords

  • ultra-short electron bunches
  • free-electron
  • laser driven
  • transport
  • laser-plasma wakefield accelerator
  • energy spread
  • design
  • implementation

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