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1. Transition between Instability and Seeded Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma

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Batsch, F., Muggli, P., Agnello, R., Ahdida, C. C., Goncalves, M. C. Amoedo, Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Baistrukov, M. A., Blanchard, P., Braunmüller, F., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, H. L., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Graubner, T., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hüther, M., Kargapolov, I. Yu., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Liang, L., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Moon, K., Guzmán, P. I. Morales, Moreira, M., Nechaeva, T., Nowak, E., Pakuza, C., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Perera, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Silva, L. O., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Stollberg, C., Sublet, A., Topaloudis, A., Torrado, N., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C. P., Wendt, M., Wing, M., Wiwattananon, P., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Zepp, M., and Della Porta, G. Zevi

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Physics - Plasma Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

We use a relativistic ionization front to provide various initial transverse wakefield amplitudes for the self-modulation of a long proton bunch in plasma. We show experimentally that, with sufficient initial amplitude ($\ge(4.1\pm0.4)$ MV/m), the phase of the modulation along the bunch is reproducible from event to event, with 3 to 7% (of 2$\pi$) rms variations all along the bunch. The phase is not reproducible for lower initial amplitudes. We observe the transition between these two regimes. Phase reproducibility is essential for deterministic external injection of particles to be accelerated., Comment: Letter and Supplemental Material, 6 figures, 8 pages

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2020
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2. Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch

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Chappell, J., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Turno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Hüther, M., Jacquier, R., Jolly, S., Kargapolov, I. Yu., Kedves, M. Á., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liang, L., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Guzmán, P. I. Morales, Moreira, M., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Peña, Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ráczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Dia, G., Zepp, M., and Della Porta, G. Zevi

Subjects
Physics - Plasma Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics
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Plasma wakefield dynamics over timescales up to 800 ps, approximately 100 plasma periods, are studied experimentally at the Advanced Wakefield Experiment (AWAKE). The development of the longitudinal wakefield amplitude driven by a self-modulated proton bunch is measured using the external injection of witness electrons that sample the fields. In simulation, resonant excitation of the wakefield causes plasma electron trajectory crossing, resulting in the development of a potential outside the plasma boundary as electrons are transversely ejected. Trends consistent with the presence of this potential are experimentally measured and their dependence on wakefield amplitude are studied via seed laser timing scans and electron injection delay scans., Comment: 11 pages, 8 figures

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2020
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3. Proton beam defocusing in AWAKE: comparison of simulations and measurements

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Gorn, A. A., Turner, M., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschon, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Huther, M., Jacquier, R., Kargapolov, I. Yu., Kedves, M. A., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Liang, L., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Guzman, P. I. Morales, Moreira, M., Nechaeva, T., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Pena, Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Raczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Zepp, M., and Della Porta, G. Zevi

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics, Physics - Plasma Physics
Abstract

In 2017, AWAKE demonstrated the seeded self-modulation (SSM) of a 400 GeV proton beam from the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at CERN. The angular distribution of the protons deflected due to SSM is a quantitative measure of the process, which agrees with simulations by the two-dimensional (axisymmetric) particle-in-cell code LCODE. Agreement is achieved for beam populations between $10^{11}$ and $3 \times 10^{11}$ particles, various plasma density gradients ($-20 \div 20\%$) and two plasma densities ($2\times 10^{14} \text{cm}^{-3}$ and $7 \times 10^{14} \text{cm}^{-3}$). The agreement is reached only in the case of a wide enough simulation box (at least five plasma wavelengths)., Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures, 1 table

Published
2020

4. Measurement and application of electron stripping of ultrarelativistic $^{208}\textrm{Pb}^{81+}$

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Cooke, D. A., Bauche, J., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Fernandez, R. A., Gorgisyan, I., Gschwendtner, E., Jolly, S., Kain, V., Keeble, F., Krasny, M. W., La Penna, P., Mazzoni, S., Petrenko, A., Quattri, M., and Wing, M.

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

New measurements of the stripping cross-section for ultrarelativistic hydrogen-like lead ions passing through aluminium and silicon have been performed at the Advanced Wakefield experiment at CERN. Agreement with existing measurements and theory has been obtained. Improvements in terms of electron beam quality and ion beam diagnostic capability, as well as further applications of such an electron beam, are discussed.

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2020
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5. A magnetic spectrometer to measure electron bunches accelerated at AWAKE

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Bauche, J., Biskup, B., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chritin, N., Cooke, D., Deacon, L., Deliege, Q., Gorgisyan, I., Hansen, J., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., La Penna, P., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Petrenko, A., Quattri, M., Schneider, T., Sherwood, P., Vorozhtsov, A., and Wing, M.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Accelerator Physics, Physics - Plasma Physics
Abstract

A magnetic spectrometer has been developed for the AWAKE experiment at CERN in order to measure the energy distribution of bunches of electrons accelerated in wakefields generated by proton bunches in plasma. AWAKE is a proof-of-principle experiment for proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration, using proton bunches from the SPS. Electron bunches are accelerated to $\mathcal{O}$(1 GeV) in a rubidium plasma cell and then separated from the proton bunches via a dipole magnet. The dipole magnet also induces an energy-dependent spatial horizontal spread on the electron bunch which then impacts on a scintillator screen. The scintillation photons emitted are transported via three highly-reflective mirrors to an intensified CCD camera, housed in a dark room, which passes the images to the CERN controls system for storage and further analysis. Given the known magnetic field and determination of the efficiencies of the system, the spatial spread of the scintillation photons can be converted to an electron energy distribution. A lamp attached on a rail in front of the scintillator is used to calibrate the optical system, with calibration of the scintillator screen's response to electrons carried out at the CLEAR facility at CERN. In this article, the design of the AWAKE spectrometer is presented, along with the calibrations carried out and expected performance such that the energy distribution of accelerated electrons can be measured.

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2019
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6. Upgrade of the Two-Screen Measurement Setup in the AWAKE Experiment

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Turner, M., Clerc, V., Gorgisyan, I., Gschwendtner, E., Mazzoni, S., and Petrenko, A.

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

The AWAKE project at CERN uses a self-modulated \SI{400}{GeV/c} proton bunch to drive GV/m wakefields in a \SI{10}{m} long plasma with an electron density of $n_{pe} = 7 \times 10^{14}\,\rm{electrons/cm}^3$. We present the upgrade of a proton beam diagnostic to indirectly prove that the bunch self-modulated by imaging defocused protons with two screens downstream the end of the plasma. The two-screen diagnostic has been installed, commissioned and tested in autumn 2016 and limitations were identified. We plan to install an upgraded diagnostics to overcome these limitations., Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure

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2018
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7. Experimental observation of proton bunch modulation in a plasma, at varying plasma densities

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Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Barrientos, D., Barros, M. M., Batkiewicz, J., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Olsen, V. K. Berglyd, Bernardini, M., Biskup, B., Boccardi, A., Bogey, T., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Bustamante, S., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fior, G., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Guerrero, A., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hessler, C., Hoe, W., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Lefevre, T., LeGodec, G., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Brun, L. Maricalva, Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Mompo, R., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Mutin, C., Öz, E., Ozturk, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Pena, Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Plyushchev, G., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Shaposhnikova, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics, Physics - Plasma Physics
Abstract

We give direct experimental evidence for the observation of the full transverse self-modulation of a relativistic proton bunch propagating through a dense plasma. The bunch exits the plasma with a density modulation resulting from radial wakefield effects with a period reciprocal to the plasma frequency. We show that the modulation is seeded by using an intense laser pulse co-propagating with the proton bunch which creates a relativistic ionization front within the bunch. We show by varying the plasma density over one order of magnitude that the modulation period scales with the expected dependence on the plasma density., Comment: 4 figures, AWAKE collaboration paper, Submitted to PRL

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2018
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8. Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch

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The AWAKE Collaboration, Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Barrientos, D., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Olsen, V. K. Berglyd, Bernardini, M., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmueller, F., Burt, G., Buttenschoen, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Huether, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Brun, L. Maricalva, Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Oez, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Pena, Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Plasma Physics
Abstract

High energy particle accelerators have been crucial in providing a deeper understanding of fundamental particles and the forces that govern their interactions. In order to increase the energy or reduce the size of the accelerator, new acceleration schemes need to be developed. Plasma wakefield acceleration, in which the electrons in a plasma are excited, leading to strong electric fields, is one such promising novel acceleration technique. Pioneering experiments have shown that an intense laser pulse or electron bunch traversing a plasma, drives electric fields of 10s GV/m and above. These values are well beyond those achieved in conventional RF accelerators which are limited to ~0.1 GV/m. A limitation of laser pulses and electron bunches is their low stored energy, which motivates the use of multiple stages to reach very high energies. The use of proton bunches is compelling, as they have the potential to drive wakefields and accelerate electrons to high energy in a single accelerating stage. The long proton bunches currently available can be used, as they undergo self-modulation, a particle-plasma interaction which longitudinally splits the bunch into a series of high density microbunches, which then act resonantly to create large wakefields. The AWAKE experiment at CERN uses intense bunches of protons, each of energy 400 GeV, with a total bunch energy of 19 kJ, to drive a wakefield in a 10 m long plasma. Bunches of electrons are injected into the wakefield formed by the proton microbunches. This paper presents measurements of electrons accelerated up to 2 GeV at AWAKE. This constitutes the first demonstration of proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. The potential for this scheme to produce very high energy electron bunches in a single accelerating stage means that the results shown here are a significant step towards the development of future high energy particle accelerators., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures. Updated acknowledgements and one reference

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2018
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9. Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE.

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Gschwendtner, E, Turner, M, Adli, E, Ahuja, A, Apsimon, O, Apsimon, R, Bachmann, A-M, Batsch, F, Bracco, C, Braunmüller, F, Burger, S, Burt, G, Buttenschön, B, Caldwell, A, Chappell, J, Chevallay, E, Chung, M, Cooke, D, Damerau, H, Deubner, LH, Dexter, A, Doebert, S, Farmer, J, Fedosseev, VN, Fiorito, R, Fonseca, RA, Friebel, F, Garolfi, L, Gessner, S, Goddard, B, Gorgisyan, I, Gorn, AA, Granados, E, Grulke, O, Hartin, A, Helm, A, Henderson, JR, Hüther, M, Ibison, M, Jolly, S, Keeble, F, Kelisani, MD, Kim, S-Y, Kraus, F, Krupa, M, Lefevre, T, Li, Y, Liu, S, Lopes, N, Lotov, KV, Martyanov, M, Mazzoni, S, Minakov, VA, Molendijk, JC, Moody, JT, Moreira, M, Muggli, P, Panuganti, H, Pardons, A, Peña Asmus, F, Perera, A, Petrenko, A, Pukhov, A, Rey, S, Sherwood, P, Silva, LO, Sosedkin, AP, Tuev, PV, Velotti, F, Verra, L, Verzilov, VA, Vieira, J, Welsch, CP, Wendt, M, Williamson, B, Wing, M, Woolley, B, and Xia, G

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, AWAKE, plasma wakefield acceleration, seeded self modulation, AWAKE Collaboration, physics.acc-ph, General Science & Technology
Abstract

In this article, we briefly summarize the experiments performed during the first run of the Advanced Wakefield Experiment, AWAKE, at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). The final goal of AWAKE Run 1 (2013-2018) was to demonstrate that 10-20 MeV electrons can be accelerated to GeV energies in a plasma wakefield driven by a highly relativistic self-modulated proton bunch. We describe the experiment, outline the measurement concept and present first results. Last, we outline our plans for the future. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration'.

Published
2019

10. AWAKE readiness for the study of the seeded self-modulation of a 400\,GeV proton bunch

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Muggli, P., Adli, E., Apsimon, R., Asmus, F., Baartman, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Marin, M. Barros, Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Olsen, V. K. Berglyd, Bernardini, M., Biskup, B., Boccardi, A., Bogey, T., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmuller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Bustamante, S., Buttenschon, B., Butterworth, A., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Dexter, A., Dirksen, P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V., Feniet, T., Fior, G., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R., Friebel, F., Gander, P., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Guerrero, A., Hansen, J., Hessler, C., Hofle, W., Holloway, J., Huther, M., Ibison, M., Islam, M. R., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Kasim, M., Keeble, F., Kim, S. -Y., Krause, F., Lasheen, A., Lefevre, T., LeGodec, G., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Mete, O., Minakov, V. A., Mompo, R., Moody, J., Moreira, M. T., Mitchell, J., Mutin, C., Norreys, P., Oz, E., Ozturk, E., Pauw, W., Pardone, A., Pasquino, C., Pepitone, K., Petrenko, A., Pitmann, S., Plyushchev, G., Pukhov, A., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J., Shalimova, I. A., Shaposhnikova, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Spitsyn, R. I., Szczurek, K., Thomas, J., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Verzilov, V., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Xia, G., and Zhang, H.

Subjects
Physics - Plasma Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

AWAKE is a proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. % We show that the experimental setup briefly described here is ready for systematic study of the seeded self-modulation of the 400\,GeV proton bunch in the 10\,m-long rubidium plasma with density adjustable from 1 to 10$\times10^{14}$\,cm$^{-3}$. % We show that the short laser pulse used for ionization of the rubidium vapor propagates all the way along the column, suggesting full ionization of the vapor. % We show that ionization occurs along the proton bunch, at the laser time and that the plasma that follows affects the proton bunch. %, Comment: Presented as an invited talk at the EPS=Plasma Physics Conference 2017

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2017
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11. Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch

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Adli, E, Ahuja, A, Apsimon, O, Apsimon, R, Bachmann, A-M, Barrientos, D, Batsch, F, Bauche, J, Berglyd Olsen, VK, Bernardini, M, Bohl, T, Bracco, C, Braunmüller, F, Burt, G, Buttenschön, B, Caldwell, A, Cascella, M, Chappell, J, Chevallay, E, Chung, M, Cooke, D, Damerau, H, Deacon, L, Deubner, LH, Dexter, A, Doebert, S, Farmer, J, Fedosseev, VN, Fiorito, R, Fonseca, RA, Friebel, F, Garolfi, L, Gessner, S, Gorgisyan, I, Gorn, AA, Granados, E, Grulke, O, Gschwendtner, E, Hansen, J, Helm, A, Henderson, JR, Hüther, M, Ibison, M, Jensen, L, Jolly, S, Keeble, F, Kim, S-Y, Kraus, F, Li, Y, Liu, S, Lopes, N, Lotov, KV, Maricalva Brun, L, Martyanov, M, Mazzoni, S, Medina Godoy, D, Minakov, VA, Mitchell, J, Molendijk, JC, Moody, JT, Moreira, M, Muggli, P, Öz, E, Pasquino, C, Pardons, A, Peña Asmus, F, Pepitone, K, Perera, A, Petrenko, A, Pitman, S, Pukhov, A, Rey, S, Rieger, K, Ruhl, H, Schmidt, JS, Shalimova, IA, Sherwood, P, Silva, LO, Soby, L, Sosedkin, AP, Speroni, R, Spitsyn, RI, Tuev, PV, Turner, M, Velotti, F, Verra, L, Verzilov, VA, Vieira, J, Welsch, CP, Williamson, B, Wing, M, Woolley, B, and Xia, G

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Physical Sciences, Affordable and Clean Energy, General Science & Technology
Abstract

High-energy particle accelerators have been crucial in providing a deeper understanding of fundamental particles and the forces that govern their interactions. To increase the energy of the particles or to reduce the size of the accelerator, new acceleration schemes need to be developed. Plasma wakefield acceleration1-5, in which the electrons in a plasma are excited, leading to strong electric fields (so called 'wakefields'), is one such promising acceleration technique. Experiments have shown that an intense laser pulse6-9 or electron bunch10,11 traversing a plasma can drive electric fields of tens of gigavolts per metre and above-well beyond those achieved in conventional radio-frequency accelerators (about 0.1 gigavolt per metre). However, the low stored energy of laser pulses and electron bunches means that multiple acceleration stages are needed to reach very high particle energies5,12. The use of proton bunches is compelling because they have the potential to drive wakefields and to accelerate electrons to high energy in a single acceleration stage13. Long, thin proton bunches can be used because they undergo a process called self-modulation14-16, a particle-plasma interaction that splits the bunch longitudinally into a series of high-density microbunches, which then act resonantly to create large wakefields. The Advanced Wakefield (AWAKE) experiment at CERN17-19 uses high-intensity proton bunches-in which each proton has an energy of 400 gigaelectronvolts, resulting in a total bunch energy of 19 kilojoules-to drive a wakefield in a ten-metre-long plasma. Electron bunches are then injected into this wakefield. Here we present measurements of electrons accelerated up to two gigaelectronvolts at the AWAKE experiment, in a demonstration of proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. Measurements were conducted under various plasma conditions and the acceleration was found to be consistent and reliable. The potential for this scheme to produce very high-energy electron bunches in a single accelerating stage20 means that our results are an important step towards the development of future high-energy particle accelerators21,22.

Published
2018

12. Correction to ‘Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE’

Author

The AWAKE Collaboration, Gschwendtner, E., Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Batsch, F., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S.-Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Minakov, V. A., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Peña, Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Sosedkin, A. P., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Wendt, M., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Published
2020

14. Temporal characterization of individual harmonics of an attosecond pulse train by THz streaking

Author

Ardana-Lamas, F., Erny, C., Stepanov, A., Gorgisyan, I., Juranic, P., Abela, R., and Hauri, C. P.

Subjects
Physics - Optics
Abstract

We report on the global temporal pulse characteristics of individual harmonics in an attosecond pulse train by means of photo-electron streaking in a strong low-frequency transient. The scheme allows direct retrieval of pulse durations and first order chirp of individual harmonics without the need of temporal scanning. The measurements were performed using an intense THz field generated by tilted phase front technique in LiNbO_3 . Pulse properties for harmonics of order 23, 25 and 27 show that the individual pulse durations and linear chirp are decreasing by the harmonic order.

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2015
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16. Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE

Author

The AWAKE Collaboration, Gschwendtner, E., Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Batsch, F., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S.-Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Minakov, V.A., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Peña, Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Sosedkin, A. P., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Wendt, M., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Published
2019

17. The electron accelerators for the AWAKE experiment at CERN—Baseline and Future Developments

Author

Pepitone, K., Doebert, S., Apsimon, R., Bauche, J., Bernardini, M., Bracco, C., Burt, G., Chauchet, A., Chevallay, E., Chritin, N., Curt, S., Damerau, H., Kelisani, M. Dayyani, Delory, C., Fedosseev, V., Friebel, F., Galleazzi, F., Gorgisyan, I., Gschwendtner, E., Hansen, J., Jensen, L., Keeble, F., Maricalva, L., Mazzoni, S., McMonagle, G., Mete, O., Pardons, A., Pasquino, C., Verzilov, V., Schmidt, J.S., Soby, L., Williamson, B., Yamakawa, E., Pitman, S., and Mitchell, J.

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2018
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18. MicroMAX at the MAX IV Laboratory: macromolecular crystallography in northern Europe is heating up

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Aurelius, O., primary, Milas, M., additional, Chenchiliyan, M., additional, Yazdi-Rizi, M., additional, Cehovin, A., additional, Nan, J., additional, Gorgisyan, I., additional, Bjelčić, M., additional, Benedictsson, S., additional, Roslund, L., additional, Jagudin, E., additional, Eguiraun, M., additional, Nardella, A., additional, Finke, A., additional, Krojer, T., additional, Gonzalez, A., additional, and Ursby, T., additional

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2023
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19. Measurement and application of electron stripping of ultrarelativistic Pb-208(81+)

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Cooke, DA, Bauche, J, Cascella, M, Chappell, J, Alemany-Fernandez, R, Gorgisyan, I, Gschwendtner, E, Jolly, S, Kain, V, Keeble, F, Krasny, MW, La Penna, P, Mazzoni, S, Petrenko, A, Quattri, M, and Wing, M

Abstract

An electron beam derived from stripping of ultrarelativistic lead ions has been used to perform calibration measurements on the electron spectrometer of the Advanced Wakefield experiment at CERN. As part of this study, new measurements of the stripping cross-section for ultrarelativistic hydrogen-like lead ions passing through aluminium and silicon have been obtained which demonstrate good agreement with existing measurements and theory. Improvements in terms of electron beam quality and ion beam diagnostic capability, as well as further applications of such an electron beam, are discussed.

Published
2021

20. Transition between Instability and Seeded Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma

Author

Batsch, F, Muggli, P, Agnello, R, Ahdida, CC, Amoedo Goncalves, MC, Andrebe, Y, Apsimon, O, Apsimon, R, Bachmann, A-M, Baistrukov, MA, Blanchard, P, Braunmüller, F, Burrows, PN, Buttenschön, B, Caldwell, A, Chappell, J, Chevallay, E, Chung, M, Cooke, DA, Damerau, H, Davut, C, Demeter, G, Deubner, HL, Doebert, S, Farmer, J, Fasoli, A, Fedosseev, VN, Fiorito, R, Fonseca, RA, Friebel, F, Furno, I, Garolfi, L, Gessner, S, Gorgisyan, I, Gorn, AA, Granados, E, Granetzny, M, Graubner, T, Grulke, O, Gschwendtner, E, Hafych, V, Helm, A, Henderson, JR, Hüther, M, Kargapolov, I Yu, Kim, S-Y, Kraus, F, Krupa, M, Lefevre, T, Liang, L, Liu, S, Lopes, N, Lotov, KV, Martyanov, M, Mazzoni, S, Medina Godoy, D, Minakov, VA, Moody, JT, Moon, K, Morales Guzmán, PI, Moreira, M, Nechaeva, T, Nowak, E, Pakuza, C, Panuganti, H, Pardons, A, Perera, A, Pucek, J, Pukhov, A, Ramjiawan, RL, Rey, S, Rieger, K, Schmitz, O, Senes, E, Silva, LO, Speroni, R, Spitsyn, RI, Stollberg, C, Sublet, A, Topaloudis, A, Torrado, N, Tuev, PV, Turner, M, Velotti, F, Verra, L, Verzilov, VA, Vieira, J, Vincke, H, Welsch, CP, Wendt, M, Wing, M, Wiwattananon, P, Wolfenden, J, Woolley, B, Xia, G, Zepp, M, Zevi Della Porta, G, AWAKE Collaboration, and Collaboration, AWAKE

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Proton, Other Fields of Physics, Phase (waves), FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas [Domínio/Área Científica], 01 natural sciences, Instability, Relativistic particle, physics.plasm-ph, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, physics.acc-ph, Physics, acceleration, Plasma, electron-beam, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Physics - Plasma Physics, ddc, Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Transverse plane, Amplitude, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, Atomic physics, Event (particle physics)
Abstract

We use a relativistic ionization front to provide various initial transverse wakefield amplitudes for the self-modulation of a long proton bunch in plasma. We show experimentally that, with sufficient initial amplitude ($\ge(4.1\pm0.4)$ MV/m), the phase of the modulation along the bunch is reproducible from event to event, with 3 to 7% (of 2$\pi$) rms variations all along the bunch. The phase is not reproducible for lower initial amplitudes. We observe the transition between these two regimes. Phase reproducibility is essential for deterministic external injection of particles to be accelerated., Comment: Letter and Supplemental Material, 6 figures, 8 pages

Published
2021

21. Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch

Author

Chappell, J., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y, Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Della Porta, G. Z., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert. S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A, Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Hüther, M ., Jacquier, R., Jolly, S. W., Kargapolov, I. Y., Kedves, M. Á., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S.-Y, Krausz, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T ., Li, Y., Liang, L., Liu, S., Lopes, N. C., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Militsyn, B. L., Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Morales Guzmán, P. I., Moreira, M. T., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ráczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G. X., and Zepp, M.

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Proton, Other Fields of Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Electron, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, law, Electron injection, Physics::Plasma Physics, physics.plasm-ph, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, physics.acc-ph, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Dynamics (mechanics), Surfaces and Interfaces, Plasma, Laser, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Physics - Plasma Physics, ddc, Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Amplitude, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, Atomic physics, Excitation
Abstract

Plasma wakefield dynamics over timescales up to 800 ps, approximately 100 plasma periods, are studied experimentally at the Advanced Wakefield Experiment (AWAKE). The development of the longitudinal wakefield amplitude driven by a self-modulated proton bunch is measured using the external injection of witness electrons that sample the fields. In simulation, resonant excitation of the wakefield causes plasma electron trajectory crossing, resulting in the development of a potential outside the plasma boundary as electrons are transversely ejected. Trends consistent with the presence of this potential are experimentally measured and their dependence on wakefield amplitude are studied via seed laser timing scans and electron injection delay scans., 11 pages, 8 figures

Published
2021

22. Measurement and application of electron stripping of ultrarelativistic 208Pb81+

Author

Cooke, D.A., primary, Bauche, J., additional, Cascella, M., additional, Chappell, J., additional, Alemany–Fernández, R., additional, Gorgisyan, I., additional, Gschwendtner, E., additional, Jolly, S., additional, Kain, V., additional, Keeble, F., additional, Krasny, M.W., additional, La Penna, P., additional, Mazzoni, S., additional, Petrenko, A., additional, Quattri, M., additional, and Wing, M., additional

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2021
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23. Measurement and application of electron stripping of ultrarelativistic $^{208}\textrm{Pb}^{81+}$

Author

Cooke, D.A., Bauche, J., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Alemany–Fernández, R., Gorgisyan, I., Gschwendtner, E., Jolly, S., Kain, V., Keeble, F., Krasny, M.W., La Penna, P., Mazzoni, S., Petrenko, A., Quattri, M., Wing, M., and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), beam monitoring, hep-ex, Ion stripping, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-ACC-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Accelerator Physics [physics.acc-ph], Novel electron source, FOS: Physical sciences, silicon, ion: beam, Accelerators and Storage Rings, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), quality, aluminum, AWAKE, lead: ion, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, electron: beam, Particle Physics - Experiment, physics.acc-ph
Abstract

An electron beam derived from stripping of ultrarelativistic lead ions has been used to perform calibration measurements on the electron spectrometer of the Advanced Wakefield experiment at CERN. As part of this study, new measurements of the stripping cross-section for ultrarelativistic hydrogen-like lead ions passing through aluminium and silicon have been obtained which demonstrate good agreement with existing measurements and theory. Improvements in terms of electron beam quality and ion beam diagnostic capability, as well as further applications of such an electron beam, are discussed. An electron beam derived from stripping of ultrarelativistic lead ions has been used to perform calibration measurements on the electron spectrometer of the Advanced Wakefield experiment at CERN. As part of this study, new measurements of the stripping cross-section for ultrarelativistic hydrogen-like lead ions passing through aluminium and silicon have been obtained which demonstrate good agreement with existing measurements and theory. Improvements in terms of electron beam quality and ion beam diagnostic capability, as well as further applications of such an electron beam, are discussed. New measurements of the stripping cross-section for ultrarelativistic hydrogen-like lead ions passing through aluminium and silicon have been performed at the Advanced Wakefield experiment at CERN. Agreement with existing measurements and theory has been obtained. Improvements in terms of electron beam quality and ion beam diagnostic capability, as well as further applications of such an electron beam, are discussed.

Published
2020

24. Evolution of a plasma column measured through modulation of a high-energy proton beam

Author

Gessner, S., Adli, E., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Batsch, F., Bracco, C., Braunmuller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Buttenschon, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Demeter, G., Deubner, L.H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V.N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R.A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A.A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J.R., Huther, M., Ibison, M., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M.D., Khudyakov, V.K., Kim, S.-Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K.V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Minakov, V.A., Molendijk, J.C., Moody, J.T., Moreira, M., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Pena Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Sherwood, P., Silva, L.O., Sosedkin, A.P., Sublet, A., Tuev, P.V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V.A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C.P., Wendt, M., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., Xia, G., and Zevi Della Porta, G.

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Physics::Plasma Physics, physics.plasm-ph, Other Fields of Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Physics - Plasma Physics, physics.acc-ph
Abstract

Plasma wakefield acceleration is a method for accelerating particle beams using electromagnetic fields that are orders of magnitude larger than those found in conventional radio frequency cavities. The core component of a plasma wakefield accelerator is the plasma source, which ranges from millimeter-scale gas jets used in laser-driven experiments, to the ten-meter-long rubidium cell used in the AWAKE experiment. The density of the neutral gas is a controlled input to the experiment, but the density of the plasma after ionization depends on many factors. AWAKE uses a high-energy proton beam to drive the plasma wakefield, and the wakefield acts back on the proton bunch by modulating it at the plasma frequency. We infer the plasma density by measuring the frequency of modulation of the proton bunch, and we measure the evolution of the density versus time by varying the arrival of the proton beam with respect to the ionizing laser pulse. Using this technique, we uncover a microsecond-long period of a stable plasma density followed by a rapid decay in density. The stability of the plasma after ionization has implications for the design of much longer vapor cells that could be used to accelerate particle beams to extremely high energies.

Published
2020

25. Commissioning of the electron injector for the AWAKE experiment

Author

Kim, S.-Y., Doebert, S., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Burt, G., Dayyani, M., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Granados, E., Mazzoni, S., Moody, J.T., Turner, M., Williamson, B., Chung, M., Kim, S.-Y., Doebert, S., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Burt, G., Dayyani, M., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Granados, E., Mazzoni, S., Moody, J.T., Turner, M., Williamson, B., and Chung, M.

Abstract

The advanced wakefield experiment (AWAKE) at CERN is the first proton beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. The main goal of AWAKE RUN 1 was to demonstrate seeded self-modulation (SSM) of the proton beam and electron witness beam acceleration in the plasma wakefield. For the AWAKE experiment, a 10-meter-long Rubidium-vapor cell together with a high-power laser for ionization was used to generate the plasma. The plasma wakefield is driven by a 400 GeV/c proton beam extracted from the super proton synchrotron (SPS), which undergoes a seeded self-modulation process in the plasma. The electron witness beam used to probe the wakefields is generated from an S-band RF photo-cathode gun and then accelerated by a booster structure up to energies between 16 and 20 MeV. The first run of the AWAKE experiment revealed that the maximum energy gain after the plasma cell is 2 GeV, and the SSM mechanism of the proton beam was verified. In this paper, we will present the details of the AWAKE electron injector. A comparison of the measured electron beam parameters, such as beam size, energy, and normalized emittance, with the simulation results was performed.

Published
2020

26. Experimental study of wakefields driven by a self-modulating proton bunch in plasma

Author

Turner, M., Muggli, P., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Hüther, M., Jacquier, R., Jolly, S., Kargapolov, I. Yu, Kedves, M. A., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, Maciej, Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liang, L., Liu, Sihang, Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Morales Guzmán, P. I., Moreira, M., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Penã Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ráczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Zepp, M., Zevi Della Porta, G., Turner, M., Muggli, P., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Hüther, M., Jacquier, R., Jolly, S., Kargapolov, I. Yu, Kedves, M. A., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, Maciej, Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liang, L., Liu, Sihang, Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Morales Guzmán, P. I., Moreira, M., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Penã Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ráczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Zepp, M., and Zevi Della Porta, G.

Abstract

We study experimentally the longitudinal and transverse wakefields driven by a highly relativistic proton bunch during self-modulation in plasma. We show that the wakefields' growth and amplitude increase with increasing seed amplitude as well as with the proton bunch charge in the plasma. We study transverse wakefields using the maximum radius of the proton bunch distribution measured on a screen downstream from the plasma. We study longitudinal wakefields by externally injecting electrons and measuring their final energy. Measurements agree with trends predicted by theory and numerical simulations and validate our understanding of the development of self-modulation. Experiments were performed in the context of the Advanced Wakefield Experiment (AWAKE).

Published
2020

27. Proton Bunch Self-Modulation in Plasma with Density Gradient

Author

Braunmüller, F., Nechaeva, T., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Hüther, M., Jacquier, R., Jolly, S., Kargapolov, I. Yu, Kedves, M., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liang, L., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Morales Guzmán, P. I., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ráczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Zepp, M., Zevi Della Porta, G., Braunmüller, F., Nechaeva, T., Adli, E., Agnello, R., Aladi, M., Andrebe, Y., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Baistrukov, M. A., Batsch, F., Bergamaschi, M., Blanchard, P., Burrows, P. N., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D. A., Damerau, H., Davut, C., Demeter, G., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Djotyan, G. P., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fasoli, A., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Furno, I., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Granetzny, M., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hafych, V., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Howling, A., Hüther, M., Jacquier, R., Jolly, S., Kargapolov, I. Yu, Kedves, M., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liang, L., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V. A., Moody, J. T., Morales Guzmán, P. I., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pucek, J., Pukhov, A., Ráczkevi, B., Ramjiawan, R. L., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Schmitz, O., Senes, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Wolfenden, J., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Zepp, M., and Zevi Della Porta, G.

Abstract

We study experimentally the effect of linear plasma density gradients on the self-modulation of a 400 GeV proton bunch. Results show that a positive or negative gradient increases or decreases the number of microbunches and the relative charge per microbunch observed after 10 m of plasma. The measured modulation frequency also increases or decreases. With the largest positive gradient we observe two frequencies in the modulation power spectrum. Results are consistent with changes in wakefields' phase velocity due to plasma density gradients adding to the slow wakefields' phase velocity during self-modulation growth predicted by linear theory.

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2020

28. Proton beam defocusing in AWAKE: comparison of simulations and measurements

Author

Gorn, A A, primary, Turner, M, additional, Adli, E, additional, Agnello, R, additional, Aladi, M, additional, Andrebe, Y, additional, Apsimon, O, additional, Apsimon, R, additional, Bachmann, A-M, additional, Baistrukov, M A, additional, Batsch, F, additional, Bergamaschi, M, additional, Blanchard, P, additional, Burrows, P N, additional, Buttenschön, B, additional, Caldwell, A, additional, Chappell, J, additional, Chevallay, E, additional, Chung, M, additional, Cooke, D A, additional, Damerau, H, additional, Davut, C, additional, Demeter, G, additional, Deubner, L H, additional, Dexter, A, additional, Djotyan, G P, additional, Doebert, S, additional, Farmer, J, additional, Fasoli, A, additional, Fedosseev, V N, additional, Fiorito, R, additional, Fonseca, R A, additional, Friebel, F, additional, Furno, I, additional, Garolfi, L, additional, Gessner, S, additional, Goddard, B, additional, Gorgisyan, I, additional, Granados, E, additional, Granetzny, M, additional, Grulke, O, additional, Gschwendtner, E, additional, Hafych, V, additional, Hartin, A, additional, Helm, A, additional, Henderson, J R, additional, Howling, A, additional, Hüther, M, additional, Jacquier, R, additional, Kargapolov, I Yu, additional, Kedves, M Á, additional, Keeble, F, additional, Kelisani, M D, additional, Kim, S-Y, additional, Kraus, F, additional, Krupa, M, additional, Lefevre, T, additional, Liang, L, additional, Liu, S, additional, Lopes, N, additional, Lotov, K V, additional, Martyanov, M, additional, Mazzoni, S, additional, Medina Godoy, D, additional, Minakov, V A, additional, Moody, J T, additional, Morales Guzmán, P I, additional, Moreira, M, additional, Nechaeva, T, additional, Panuganti, H, additional, Pardons, A, additional, Peña Asmus, F, additional, Perera, A, additional, Petrenko, A, additional, Pucek, J, additional, Pukhov, A, additional, Ráczkevi, B, additional, Ramjiawan, R L, additional, Rey, S, additional, Ruhl, H, additional, Saberi, H, additional, Schmitz, O, additional, Senes, E, additional, Sherwood, P, additional, Silva, L O, additional, Spitsyn, R I, additional, Tuev, P V, additional, Velotti, F, additional, Verra, L, additional, Verzilov, V A, additional, Vieira, J, additional, Welsch, C P, additional, Williamson, B, additional, Wing, M, additional, Wolfenden, J, additional, Woolley, B, additional, Xia, G, additional, Zepp, M, additional, and Zevi Della Porta, G, additional

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2020
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29. Correction to 'Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE' (vol 377, 20180418, 2019)

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Gschwendtner, E., Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Batsch, F., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Hartin, A., Helm, A, Henderson, J. R., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S.-Y., Krausz, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Minakov, V., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M. T., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Ruhl, H., Saberi, H., Sublet, A., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Sosedkin, A. P., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Wendt, M., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., Xia, G., and AWAKE Collaboration Team

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), AWAKE Collaboration, Proton, General Science & Technology, General Mathematics, Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil [Domínio/Área Científica], FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Electron, plasma wakefield acceleration, Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas [Domínio/Área Científica], 01 natural sciences, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Nuclear physics, Ciências Naturais::Matemáticas [Domínio/Área Científica], Physics::Plasma Physics, AWAKE, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, physics.acc-ph, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, General Engineering, Plasma, Plasma acceleration, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Ciências Naturais::Outras Ciências Naturais [Domínio/Área Científica], seeded self modulation, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

In this article, we briefly summarize the experiments performed during the first run of the Advanced Wakefield Experiment, AWAKE, at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). The final goal of AWAKE Run 1 (2013–2018) was to demonstrate that 10– 20 MeV electrons can be accelerated to GeV energies in a plasma wakefield driven by a highly relativistic self-modulated proton bunch. We describe the experiment, outline the measurement concept and present first results. Last, we outline our plans for the future. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration'. In this article, we briefly summarize the experiments performed during the first Run of the Advanced Wakefield Experiment, AWAKE, at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). The final goal of AWAKE Run 1 (2013 - 2018) was to demonstrate that 10-20 MeV electrons can be accelerated to GeV-energies in a plasma wakefield driven by a highly-relativistic self-modulated proton bunch. We describe the experiment, outline the measurement concept and present first results. Last, we outline our plans for the future.

Published
2019

30. Experimental Observation of Proton Bunch Modulation in a Plasma at Varying Plasma Densities

Author

Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Barrientos, D., Barros, M.M., Batkiewicz, J., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Berglyd Olsen, V.K., Bernardini, M., Biskup, B., Boccardi, A., Bogey, T., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Bustamante, S., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L.H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V.N., Fior, G., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R.A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A.A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Guerrero, A., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J.R., Hessler, C., Hofle, W., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S.-Y., Kraus, F., Lefevre, T., Legodec, G., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K.V., Maricalva Brun, L., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V.A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J.C., Mompo, R., Moody, J.T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Mutin, C., Öz, E., Ozturk, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Plyushchev, G., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J.S., Shalimova, I.A., Shaposhnikova, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L.O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A.P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R.I., Tuev, P.V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V.A., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C.P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A.-M., Barrientos, D., Barros, M.M., Batkiewicz, J., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Berglyd Olsen, V.K., Bernardini, M., Biskup, B., Boccardi, A., Bogey, T., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Bustamante, S., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L.H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V.N., Fior, G., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R.A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A.A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Guerrero, A., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J.R., Hessler, C., Hofle, W., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S.-Y., Kraus, F., Lefevre, T., Legodec, G., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K.V., Maricalva Brun, L., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V.A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J.C., Mompo, R., Moody, J.T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Mutin, C., Öz, E., Ozturk, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Plyushchev, G., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J.S., Shalimova, I.A., Shaposhnikova, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L.O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A.P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R.I., Tuev, P.V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V.A., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C.P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Abstract

We give direct experimental evidence for the observation of the full transverse self-modulation of a long, relativistic proton bunch propagating through a dense plasma. The bunch exits the plasma with a periodic density modulation resulting from radial wakefield effects. We show that the modulation is seeded by a relativistic ionization front created using an intense laser pulse copropagating with the proton bunch. The modulation extends over the length of the proton bunch following the seed point. By varying the plasma density over one order of magnitude, we show that the modulation frequency scales with the expected dependence on the plasma density, i.e., it is equal to the plasma frequency, as expected from theory. © 2019 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.

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2019

31. Experimental Observation of Plasma Wakefield Growth Driven by the Seeded Self-Modulation of a Proton Bunch

Author

Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Barros Marin, M., Barrientos, D., Batsch, F., Batkiewicz, J., Bauche, J., Berglyd Olsen, V. K., Bernardini, M., Biskup, B., Boccardi, A., Bogey, T., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Bustamante, S., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fior, G., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, Olaf, Gschwendtner, E., Guerrero, A., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hessler, C., Hofle, W., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Lefevre, T., Legodec, G., Li, Y., Liu, Sihang, Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Maricalva Brun, L., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Mompo, R., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Öz, E., Ozturk, E., Mutin, C., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Plyushchev, G., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Shaposhnikova, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Barros Marin, M., Barrientos, D., Batsch, F., Batkiewicz, J., Bauche, J., Berglyd Olsen, V. K., Bernardini, M., Biskup, B., Boccardi, A., Bogey, T., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Bustamante, S., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fior, G., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, Olaf, Gschwendtner, E., Guerrero, A., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hessler, C., Hofle, W., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Lefevre, T., Legodec, G., Li, Y., Liu, Sihang, Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Maricalva Brun, L., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Medina Godoy, D., Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Mompo, R., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Öz, E., Ozturk, E., Mutin, C., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Peña Asmus, F., Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Plyushchev, G., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Shaposhnikova, E., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Vincke, H., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Abstract

We measure the effects of transverse wakefields driven by a relativistic proton bunch in plasma with densities of 2.1×1014 and 7.7×1014 electrons/cm3. We show that these wakefields periodically defocus the proton bunch itself, consistently with the development of the seeded self-modulation process. We show that the defocusing increases both along the bunch and along the plasma by using time resolved and time-integrated measurements of the proton bunch transverse distribution. We evaluate the transverse wakefield amplitudes and show that they exceed their seed value (< 15 MV=m) and reach over 300 MV=m. All these results confirm the development of the seeded self-modulation process, a necessary condition for external injection of low energy and acceleration of electrons to multi-GeV energy levels.

Published
2019

32. Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE

Author

Gschwendtner, E., Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Batsch, F., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca1, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Minakov, V. A., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Peña, Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Sosedkin, A. P., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Wendt, M., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Gschwendtner, E., Turner, M., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. M., Batsch, F., Bracco, C., Braunmüller, F., Burger, S., Burt, G., Buttenschön, B., Caldwell, A., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca1, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Goddard, B., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Hartin, A., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Hüther, M., Ibison, M., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kelisani, M. D., Kim, S. Y., Kraus, F., Krupa, M., Lefevre, T., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Minakov, V. A., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Panuganti, H., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Peña, Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Sosedkin, A. P., Tuev, P. V., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Wendt, M., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Abstract

In this article, we briefly summarize the experiments performed during the first run of the Advanced Wakefield Experiment, AWAKE, at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). The final goal of AWAKE Run 1 (2013-2018) was to demonstrate that 10- 20MeV electrons can be accelerated to GeV energies in a plasma wakefield driven by a highly relativistic self-modulated proton bunch. We describe the experiment, outline the measurement concept and present first results. Last, we outline our plans for the future.

Published
2019

33. Experimental Observation of Proton Bunch Modulation in a Plasma at Varying Plasma Densities

Author

Adli, E, Ahuja, A, Apsimon, O, Apsimon, R, Bachmann, A-M, Barrientos, D, Barros, MM, Batkiewicz, J, Batsch, F, Bauche, J, Olsen, VK Berglyd, Bernardini, M, Biskup, B, Boccardi, A, Bogey, T, Bohl, T, Bracco, C, Braunmueller, F, Burger, S, Burt, G, Bustamante, S, Buttenschoen, B, Caldwell, A, Cascella, M, Chappell, J, Chevallay, E, Chung, M, Cooke, D, Damerau, H, Deacon, L, Deubner, LH, Dexter, A, Doebert, S, Farmer, J, Fedosseev, VN, Fior, G, Fiorito, R, Fonseca, RA, Friebel, F, Garolfi, L, Gessner, S, Gorgisyan, I, Gorn, AA, Granados, E, Grulke, O, Gschwendtner, E, Guerrero, A, Hansen, J, Helm, A, Henderson, JR, Hessler, C, Hofle, W, Huether, M, Ibison, M, Jensen, L, Jolly, S, Keeble, F, Kim, S-Y, Kraus, F, Lefevre, T, LeGodec, G, Li, Y, Liu, S, Lopes, N, Lotov, KV, Brun, L Maricalva, Martyanov, M, Mazzoni, S, Godoy, D Medina, Minakov, VA, Mitchell, J, Molendijk, JC, Mompo, R, Moody, JT, Moreira, M, Muggli, P, Mutin, C, Oez, E, Ozturk, E, Pasquino, C, Pardons, A, Asmus, F Pena, Pepitone, K, Perera, A, Petrenko, A, Pitman, S, Plyushchev, G, Pukhov, A, Rey, S, Rieger, K, Ruhl, H, Schmidt, JS, Shalimova, IA, Shaposhnikova, E, Sherwood, P, Silva, LO, Soby, L, Sosedkin, AP, Speroni, R, Spitsyn, RI, Tuev, PV, Turner, M, Velotti, F, Verra, L, Verzilov, VA, Vieira, J, Vincke, H, Welsch, CP, Williamson, B, Wing, M, Woolley, B, Xia, G, and Collaboration, AWAKE

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Proton, Other Fields of Physics, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, Plasma oscillation, Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas [Domínio/Área Científica], 01 natural sciences, law.invention, law, Physics::Plasma Physics, Ionization, physics.plasm-ph, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, physics.acc-ph, Physics, Plasma, Laser, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Physics - Plasma Physics, Pulse (physics), ddc, Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Modulation, Physics::Space Physics, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, Atomic physics, Frequency modulation
Abstract

We give direct experimental evidence for the observation of the full transverse self-modulation of a relativistic proton bunch propagating through a dense plasma. The bunch exits the plasma with a density modulation resulting from radial wakefield effects with a period reciprocal to the plasma frequency. We show that the modulation is seeded by using an intense laser pulse co-propagating with the proton bunch which creates a relativistic ionization front within the bunch. We show by varying the plasma density over one order of magnitude that the modulation period scales with the expected dependence on the plasma density., Comment: 4 figures, AWAKE collaboration paper, Submitted to PRL

Published
2018

34. Letter

Author

The AWAKE Collaboration, Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Barrientos, D., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Olsen, V. K. Berglyd, Bernardini, M., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmueller, F., Burt, G., Buttenschoen, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, D., Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Huether, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Brun, L. Maricalva, Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Oez, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Pena, Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Subjects
Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Letter, High energy particle, Proton, General Science & Technology, FOS: Physical sciences, Electron, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, 010305 fluids & plasmas, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Acceleration, Affordable and Clean Energy, Physics::Plasma Physics, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, physics.acc-ph, Physics, Multidisciplinary, Large Hadron Collider, Plasma, Plasma acceleration, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Physics - Plasma Physics, Ciências Naturais::Outras Ciências Naturais [Domínio/Área Científica], Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Bunches, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, Experimental particle physics, Plasma-based accelerators
Abstract

High-energy particle accelerators have been crucial in providing a deeper understanding of fundamental particles and the forces that govern their interactions. To increase the energy of the particles or to reduce the size of the accelerator, new acceleration schemes need to be developed. Plasma wakefield acceleration1–5, in which the electrons in a plasma are excited, leading to strong electric fields (so called ‘wakefields’), is one such promising acceleration technique. Experiments have shown that an intense laser pulse6–9 or electron bunch10,11 traversing a plasma can drive electric fields of tens of gigavolts per metre and above—well beyond those achieved in conventional radio-frequency accelerators (about 0.1 gigavolt per metre). However, the low stored energy of laser pulses and electron bunches means that multiple acceleration stages are needed to reach very high particle energies5,12. The use of proton bunches is compelling because they have the potential to drive wakefields and to accelerate electrons to high energy in a single acceleration stage13. Long, thin proton bunches can be used because they undergo a process called self-modulation14–16, a particle–plasma interaction that splits the bunch longitudinally into a series of high-density microbunches, which then act resonantly to create large wakefields. The Advanced Wakefield (AWAKE) experiment at CERN17–19 uses high-intensity proton bunches—in which each proton has an energy of 400 gigaelectronvolts, resulting in a total bunch energy of 19 kilojoules—to drive a wakefield in a ten-metre-long plasma. Electron bunches are then injected into this wakefield. Here we present measurements of electrons accelerated up to two gigaelectronvolts at the AWAKE experiment, in a demonstration of proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. Measurements were conducted under various plasma conditions and the acceleration was found to be consistent and reliable. The potential for this scheme to produce very high-energy electron bunches in a single accelerating stage20 means that our results are an important step towards the development of future high-energy particle accelerators21,22., Electron acceleration to very high energies is achieved in a single step by injecting electrons into a ‘wake’ of charge created in a 10-metre-long plasma by speeding long proton bunches.

Published
2018

35. A magnetic spectrometer to measure electron bunches accelerated at AWAKE

Author

Bauche, J., primary, Biskup, B., additional, Cascella, M., additional, Chappell, J., additional, Chritin, N., additional, Cooke, D., additional, Deacon, L., additional, Deliege, Q., additional, Gorgisyan, I., additional, Hansen, J., additional, Jolly, S., additional, Keeble, F., additional, La Penna, P., additional, Mazzoni, S., additional, Medina Godoy, D., additional, Petrenko, A., additional, Quattri, M., additional, Schneider, T., additional, Sherwood, P., additional, Vorozhtsov, A., additional, and Wing, M., additional

Published
2019
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36. Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch

Author

Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Barrientos, D., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Olsen, V. K. Berglyd, Bernardini, M., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmueller, F., Burt, G., Buttenschoen, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, David, Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Huether, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Brun, L. Maricalva, Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Oez, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Pena, Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., Xia, G., Adli, E., Ahuja, A., Apsimon, O., Apsimon, R., Bachmann, A. -M., Barrientos, D., Batsch, F., Bauche, J., Olsen, V. K. Berglyd, Bernardini, M., Bohl, T., Bracco, C., Braunmueller, F., Burt, G., Buttenschoen, B., Caldwell, A., Cascella, M., Chappell, J., Chevallay, E., Chung, M., Cooke, David, Damerau, H., Deacon, L., Deubner, L. H., Dexter, A., Doebert, S., Farmer, J., Fedosseev, V. N., Fiorito, R., Fonseca, R. A., Friebel, F., Garolfi, L., Gessner, S., Gorgisyan, I., Gorn, A. A., Granados, E., Grulke, O., Gschwendtner, E., Hansen, J., Helm, A., Henderson, J. R., Huether, M., Ibison, M., Jensen, L., Jolly, S., Keeble, F., Kim, S. -Y., Kraus, F., Li, Y., Liu, S., Lopes, N., Lotov, K. V., Brun, L. Maricalva, Martyanov, M., Mazzoni, S., Godoy, D. Medina, Minakov, V. A., Mitchell, J., Molendijk, J. C., Moody, J. T., Moreira, M., Muggli, P., Oez, E., Pasquino, C., Pardons, A., Asmus, F. Pena, Pepitone, K., Perera, A., Petrenko, A., Pitman, S., Pukhov, A., Rey, S., Rieger, K., Ruhl, H., Schmidt, J. S., Shalimova, I. A., Sherwood, P., Silva, L. O., Soby, L., Sosedkin, A. P., Speroni, R., Spitsyn, R. I., Tuev, P. V., Turner, M., Velotti, F., Verra, L., Verzilov, V. A., Vieira, J., Welsch, C. P., Williamson, B., Wing, M., Woolley, B., and Xia, G.

Abstract

High-energy particle accelerators have been crucial in providing a deeper understanding of fundamental particles and the forces that govern their interactions. To increase the energy of the particles or to reduce the size of the accelerator, new acceleration schemes need to be developed. Plasma wakefield acceleration(1-5), in which the electrons in a plasma are excited, leading to strong electric fields (so called 'wakefields'), is one such promising acceleration technique. Experiments have shown that an intense laser pulse(6-9) or electron bunch(10,11) traversing a plasma can drive electric fields of tens of gigavolts per metre and above-well beyond those achieved in conventional radio-frequency accelerators (about 0.1 gigavolt per metre). However, the low stored energy of laser pulses and electron bunches means that multiple acceleration stages are needed to reach very high particle energies(5,12). The use of proton bunches is compelling because they have the potential to drive wakefields and to accelerate electrons to high energy in a single acceleration stage(13). Long, thin proton bunches can be used because they undergo a process called self-modulation(14-16), a particle-plasma interaction that splits the bunch longitudinally into a series of high-density microbunches, which then act resonantly to create large wakefields. The Advanced Wakefield (AWAKE) experiment at CERN17-19 uses high-intensity proton bunches-in which each proton has an energy of 400 gigaelectronvolts, resulting in a total bunch energy of 19 kilojoules-to drive a wakefield in a ten-metrelong plasma. Electron bunches are then injected into this wakefield. Here we present measurements of electrons accelerated up to two gigaelectronvolts at the AWAKE experiment, in a demonstration of proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. Measurements were conducted under various plasma conditions and the acceleration was found to be consistent and reliable. The potential for this scheme to produce very hi

Published
2018

37. THz Streak Camera for FELTemporal Diagnostics: Concepts and Considerations

Author

Juranic, P. N., Abela, R., Schlott, V., Stepanov, A. G., Gorgisyan, I., Hauri, C. P., Ivanov, R., Peier, P., Liu, Jia, Monoszlai, B., Ogawa, K., Togashi, T., Yabashi, M., Ischebeck, R., Patthey, L., Pradervand, C., Radovic, M., and Rivkin, L.

Abstract

The accurate, non-destructive measurements of FEL pulse length and arrival time relative to an experimental laser are necessary for operators and users alike. The FEL operators can get a better understanding of their machine and the optics of an FEL by examining the pulse length changes of the photons coming to the user stations, and the users can use the arrival time and pulse length information to better understand their data. PSI has created the pulse arrival and length monitor (PALM) based on the THz-streak camera concept for measurement at x-ray FELs, meant to be used at the upcoming SwissFEL facility. The first results from the experimental beamtime at SACLA will be presented, showcasing the accuracy and reliability of the device. Further plans for improvement and eventual integration into SwissFEL will also be presented.

Published
2014

40. Development of Electron Bunch Compression Monitors for SwissFEL

Author

Frei, F., Gorgisyan, I., Smit, B., Orlandi, G. L., Beutner, B., Eduard Prat, Ischebeck, R., Schlott, V., and Peier, P.

Subjects
Physics::Accelerator Physics
Abstract

SwissFEL will be a hard x-ray fourth generation light source to be built at Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland. In SwissFEL the electron bunches will be produced with a length of 3ps and will then be compressed by a factor of more than 1000 down to a few fs in order to generate ultra short x-ray pulses. Therefore reliable, accurate and noninvasive longitudinal diagnostic is essential after each compressing stage. In order to meet the requirements of this machine, new monitors have to be developed. We will present recent results of setups that measure electro-magnetic radiation, namely edge, synchrotron and diffraction radiation, emitted by the electron bunches (far field, spectral domain). These monitors are tested in the SwissFEL Injector Test Facility. A state of the art S-band Transverse Deflecting Cavity together with a Screen Monitor is used for calibration.

Published
2013

41. The new design of the THz streak camera at PSI

Author

Gorgisyan, I., additional, Juranic, P. N., additional, Ischebeck, R., additional, Stepanov, A., additional, Schlott, V., additional, Pradervand, C., additional, Patthey, L., additional, Radovic, M., additional, Abela, R., additional, Hauri, C. P., additional, Monoszlai, B., additional, Ivanov, R., additional, Peier, P., additional, Liu, J., additional, Togashi, T., additional, Owada, S., additional, Ogawa, K., additional, Katayama, T., additional, Yabashi, M., additional, and Rivkin, L., additional

Published
2015
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42. High-precision x-ray FEL pulse arrival time measurements at SACLA by a THz streak camera with Xe clusters

Author

Juranić, P. N., primary, Stepanov, A., additional, Ischebeck, R., additional, Schlott, V., additional, Pradervand, C., additional, Patthey, L., additional, Radović, M., additional, Gorgisyan, I., additional, Rivkin, L., additional, Hauri, C. P., additional, Monoszlai, B., additional, Ivanov, R., additional, Peier, P., additional, Liu, J., additional, Togashi, T., additional, Owada, S., additional, Ogawa, K., additional, Katayama, T., additional, Yabashi, M., additional, and Abela, R., additional

Published
2014
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43. A scheme for a shot-to-shot, femtosecond-resolved pulse length and arrival time measurement of free electron laser x-ray pulses that overcomes the time jitter problem between the FEL and the laser

Author

Juranić, P N, primary, Stepanov, A, additional, Peier, P, additional, Hauri, C P, additional, Ischebeck, R, additional, Schlott, V, additional, Radović, M, additional, Erny, C, additional, Ardana-Lamas, F, additional, Monoszlai, B, additional, Gorgisyan, I, additional, Patthey, L, additional, and Abela, R, additional

Published
2014
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45. The new design of the THz streak camera at PSI

Author

Biedron, Sandra G., Gorgisyan, I., Juranic, P. N., Ischebeck, R., Stepanov, A., Schlott, V., Pradervand, C., Patthey, L., Radovic, M., Abela, R., Hauri, C. P., Monoszlai, B., Ivanov, R., Peier, P., Liu, J., Togashi, T., Owada, S., Ogawa, K., Katayama, T., Yabashi, M., and Rivkin, L.

Published
2015
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46. Instrumentation activities at the SwissFEL injector test facility

Author

Ischebeck, R., Arsov, V., Bettoni, S., Beutner, B., Dehler, M., Falone, A., Frei, F., Gorgisyan, I., Ivanisenko, Y., Juranić, P., Keil, B., Lóhl, F., Orlandi, G. L., Pedrozzi, M., Pollet, P., Eduard Prat, Schietinger, T., Schlott, V., Smit, B., and Peier, P.

48. A scheme for a shot-to-shot, femtosecond-resolved pulse length and arrival time measurement of free electron laser x-ray pulses that overcomes the time jitter problem between the FEL and the laser

Author

Juranić, P N, Stepanov, A, Peier, P, Hauri, C P, Ischebeck, R, Schlott, V, Radović, M, Erny, C, Ardana-Lamas, F, Monoszlai, B, Gorgisyan, I, Patthey, L, and Abela, R

Subjects
Gaseous detectors, Interaction of radiation with matter, Ionization and excitation processes, Beam-line instrumentation (beam position and profile monitors, bunch length monitors), Physics::Accelerator Physics, beam-intensity monitors
Abstract

The recent entry of X-ray free electron lasers (FELs) to all fields of physics has created an enormous need, both from scientists and operators, for better characterization of the beam created by these facilities. Of particular interest is the measurement of the arrival time of the FEL pulse relative to a laser pump, for pump-probe experiments, and the measurement of the FEL pulse length. This article describes a scheme that corrects one of the major sources of uncertainty in these types of measurements, namely the jitter in the arrival time of the FEL relative to an experimental laser beam. The setup presented here uses a combination of THz streak cameras and a spectral encoding setup to reduce the effect of an FEL's jitter, leaving the pulse length as the only variable that can affect the accuracy of the pulse length and arrival time measurement. A discussion of underlying principles is also provided.

50. Kilohertz serial crystallography with the JUNGFRAU detector at a fourth-generation synchrotron source.

Author

Leonarski F, Nan J, Matej Z, Bertrand Q, Furrer A, Gorgisyan I, Bjelčić M, Kepa M, Glover H, Hinger V, Eriksson T, Cehovin A, Eguiraun M, Gasparotto P, Mozzanica A, Weinert T, Gonzalez A, Standfuss J, Wang M, Ursby T, and Dworkowski F

Abstract

Serial and time-resolved macromolecular crystallography are on the rise. However, beam time at X-ray free-electron lasers is limited and most third-generation synchrotron-based macromolecular crystallography beamlines do not offer the necessary infrastructure yet. Here, a new setup is demonstrated, based on the JUNGFRAU detector and Jungfraujoch data-acquisition system, that enables collection of kilohertz serial crystallography data at fourth-generation synchrotrons. More importantly, it is shown that this setup is capable of collecting multiple-time-point time-resolved protein dynamics at kilohertz rates, allowing the probing of microsecond to second dynamics at synchrotrons in a fraction of the time needed previously. A high-quality complete X-ray dataset was obtained within 1 min from lysozyme microcrystals, and the dynamics of the light-driven sodium-pump membrane protein KR2 with a time resolution of 1 ms could be demonstrated. To make the setup more accessible for researchers, downstream data handling and analysis will be automated to allow on-the-fly spot finding and indexing, as well as data processing., (open access.)

Published
2023
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