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M.C. Thompson

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title: Breakdown Limits on Gigavolt-per-Meter Electron-Beam-Driven Wakefields in Dielectric Structures

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year: May 27, 2008

15 authors: M.C. Thompson | H. Badakov | A.M. Cook | J.B. Rosenzweig | R. Tikhoplav | G. Travish | I. Blumenfeld | M.J. Hogan | R. Ischebeck | N. Kirby | R. Siemann | D. Walz | P. Muggli | A. Scott | R.B. Yoder

abstract: First measurements of the breakdown threshold in a dielectric subjected to GV=m wakefields produced by short (30 – 330 fs), 28.5 GeV electron bunches have been made. Fused silica tubes of 100

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title: Dielectric Wakefield Accelerator Experiments at the Saber Facility

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conference: PAC07

year: 2007

17 authors: G. Travish | H. Badakov | A. Cook | J. Rosenzweig | R. Tikhoplav | A. Kanareykin | M.C. Thompson | M.K. Berry | I. Blumenfeld | F.J. Decker | M.J. Hogan | R. Ischebeck | R. Iverson | N. Kirby | R. Siemann | D. Walz | P. Muggli

abstract: Electron bunches with the unparalleled combination of high charge, low emittances, and short time duration, as first produced at the SLAC Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB), are foreseen to be produced at the SABER facility. These types of bunches have enabled wakefield driven accelerating schemes of multi-GV/m in plasmas. In the context of the Dielectric Wakefield Accelerators (DWA) such beams, having rms bunch length as short as 20 um, have been used to drive 100 um and 200 um ID hollow tubes above 20 GV/m surface fields. These FFTB tests enabled the measurement of a breakdown threshold in fused silica (with full data analysis still ongoing) [1]. With the construction and commissioning of the SABER facility at SLAC, new experiments would be made possible to test further aspects of DWAs including materials, tube geometrical variations, direct measurements of the Cerenkov fields, and proof of acceleration in tubes >10 cm in length. This collaboration will investigate breakdown thresholds and accelerating fields in new materials including CVD diamond. Here we describe the experimental plans, beam parameters, simulations, and progress to date as well as future prospects for machines based of DWA structures.

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title: Observation of Multi-GeV Breakdown Thresholds in Dielectric Wakefield Structures

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12 authors: M.C. Thompson | H. Badakov | J. B. Rosenzweig | G. Travish | M. Hogan | R. Ischebeck | N. Kirby | R. Siemann | D. Walz | P. Muggli | A. Scott | R. Yoder

abstract: An experiment designed to test the breakdown threshold of a dielectric subjected to the GV/m-scale electric-fields of an intense electron-beam has been completed. In this experiment at the Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) facility, the 30 GeV SLAC electron beam was focused down and propagated through short fused-silica capillary-tubes with internal diameters of as little as 100 μm. The electric field at the inner surface of the tubes was varied from about 1 GV/m to 22 GV/m by adjusting the longitudinal compres- sion of the electron bunch. We observed a sharp increase in optical emissions from the capillaries in the middle part of this surface field range which we believe indicates the transition between sustainable field levels and breakdown. If this initial interpretation is correct, the multi-GV/m sur- faced fields that were sustained equate to on axis accelerat- ing field of several GV/m.

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title: OBSERVATIONS OF UNDERDENSE PLASMA LENS FOCUSING OF

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10 authors: M.C. Thompson | H. Badakov | J.B. Rosenzweig | G. Travish | R. Fliller | G. M. Kazakevich | P. Piot | J. Santucci | J. Li | R. Tikhoplav

abstract: Focusing of a 15 MeV, 19 nC electron bunch by an un- derdense plasma lens operated just beyond the threshold of the underdense condition has been demonstrated in ex- periments at the Fermilab NICADD Photoinjector Labora- tory (FNPL). The strong 1.9 cm focal-length plasma-lens focused both transverse directions simultaneously and re- duced the minimum area of the beam spot by a factor of 23. Analysis of the beam-envelope evolution observed near the beam waist shows that the spherical aberrations of this un- derdense lens are lower than those of an overdense plasma lens, as predicted by theory. Correlations between the beam charge and the properties of the beam focus corroborate this conclusion.

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title: Beam-driven Dielectric Wakefield Accelerating Structure as a Thz Radiation Source

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9 authors: A.M. Cook | H. Badakov | R.J. England | J.B. Rosenzweig | R. Tikhoplav | G. Travish | O.B. Williams | M.C. Thompson | A. Kanareykin

abstract: Experimental work is planned to study the performance of a beam-driven cylindrical dielectric wakefield accelerat- ing structure as a source of THz coherent Cerenkov radi- ation (CCR). For an appropriate choice of dielectric tube geometry and driving electron bunch parameters, the de- vice operates in a single-mode regime, producing radiation in the THz range. This source can potentially produce high power levels relative to currently available sources, with ∼50 μJ radiated energy per pulse achievable using the elec- tron beam currently in operation at the Neptune advanced accelerator laboratory at UCLA ( ∼13 MeV beam energy, ∼200 μm RMS bunch length, ∼500 pC bunch charge). Preparations underway for installation of the experiment are discussed.

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title: Observations of Underdense Plasma Lens Focusing of Relativistic Electron Beams

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10 authors: M.C. Thompson | H. Badakov | J.R. Rosenzweig | G. Travish | R. Fliller | G.M. Kazakevich | P. Piot | J. Santucci | J. Li | R. Tikhoplav

abstract: Focusing of a 15 MeV, 19 nC electron bunch by an un- derdense plasma lens operated just beyond the threshold of the underdense condition has been demonstrated in ex- periments at the Fermilab NICADD Photoinjector Labora- tory (FNPL). The strong 1.9 cm focal-length plasma-lens focused both transverse directions simultaneously and re- duced the minimum area of the beam spot by a factor of 23. Analysis of the beam-envelope evolution observed near the beam waist shows that the spherical aberrations of this un- derdense lens are lower than those of an overdense plasma lens, as predicted by theory. Correlations between the beam charge and the properties of the beam focus corroborate this conclusion.

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title: Observation of Multi-GeV Breakdown Thresholds in Dielectric Wakefield Structures

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conference: PAC07

year: 2007

12 authors: M.C. Thompson | H. Badakov | J.B. Rosenzweig | G. Travish | M.J. Hogan | R. Ischebeck | N. Kirby | R. Siemann | D. Walz | P. Muggli | A. Scott | R. Yoder

abstract: An experiment designed to test the breakdown threshold of a dielectric subjected to the GV/m-scale electric-fields of an intense electron-beam has been completed. In this experiment at the Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) facility, the 28.5 GeV SLAC electron beam was focused down and propagated through short fused-silica capillary-tubes with internal diameters of as little as 100 μm. The electric field at the inner surface of the tubes was varied from about 1 GV/m to 22 GV/m by adjusting the longitudinal compres- sion of the electron bunch. We observed a sharp increase in optical emissions from the capillaries in the middle part of this surface field range which we believe indicates the transition between sustainable field levels and breakdown. If this initial interpretation is correct, the multi-GV/m sur- faced fields that were sustained equate to on axis accelerat- ing field of several GV/m.

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title:	Breakdown Limits on Gigavolt-per-Meter Electron-Beam-Driven Wakefields in Dielectric Structures
format:	journal article
year:	May 27, 2008
15 authors:	M.C. Thompson \| H. Badakov \| A.M. Cook \| J.B. Rosenzweig \| R. Tikhoplav \| G. Travish \| I. Blumenfeld \| M.J. Hogan \| R. Ischebeck \| N. Kirby \| R. Siemann \| D. Walz \| P. Muggli \| A. Scott \| R.B. Yoder
abstract:	First measurements of the breakdown threshold in a dielectric subjected to GV=m wakefields produced by short (30 – 330 fs), 28.5 GeV electron bunches have been made. Fused silica tubes of 100
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title:	Dielectric Wakefield Accelerator Experiments at the Saber Facility
format:	conference procceeding
conference:	PAC07
year:	2007
17 authors:	G. Travish \| H. Badakov \| A. Cook \| J. Rosenzweig \| R. Tikhoplav \| A. Kanareykin \| M.C. Thompson \| M.K. Berry \| I. Blumenfeld \| F.J. Decker \| M.J. Hogan \| R. Ischebeck \| R. Iverson \| N. Kirby \| R. Siemann \| D. Walz \| P. Muggli
abstract:	Electron bunches with the unparalleled combination of high charge, low emittances, and short time duration, as first produced at the SLAC Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB), are foreseen to be produced at the SABER facility. These types of bunches have enabled wakefield driven accelerating schemes of multi-GV/m in plasmas. In the context of the Dielectric Wakefield Accelerators (DWA) such beams, having rms bunch length as short as 20 um, have been used to drive 100 um and 200 um ID hollow tubes above 20 GV/m surface fields. These FFTB tests enabled the measurement of a breakdown threshold in fused silica (with full data analysis still ongoing) [1]. With the construction and commissioning of the SABER facility at SLAC, new experiments would be made possible to test further aspects of DWAs including materials, tube geometrical variations, direct measurements of the Cerenkov fields, and proof of acceleration in tubes >10 cm in length. This collaboration will investigate breakdown thresholds and accelerating fields in new materials including CVD diamond. Here we describe the experimental plans, beam parameters, simulations, and progress to date as well as future prospects for machines based of DWA structures.
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title:	Observation of Multi-GeV Breakdown Thresholds in Dielectric Wakefield Structures
format:	journal article
year:	2007
12 authors:	M.C. Thompson \| H. Badakov \| J. B. Rosenzweig \| G. Travish \| M. Hogan \| R. Ischebeck \| N. Kirby \| R. Siemann \| D. Walz \| P. Muggli \| A. Scott \| R. Yoder
abstract:	An experiment designed to test the breakdown threshold of a dielectric subjected to the GV/m-scale electric-fields of an intense electron-beam has been completed. In this experiment at the Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) facility, the 30 GeV SLAC electron beam was focused down and propagated through short fused-silica capillary-tubes with internal diameters of as little as 100 μm. The electric field at the inner surface of the tubes was varied from about 1 GV/m to 22 GV/m by adjusting the longitudinal compres- sion of the electron bunch. We observed a sharp increase in optical emissions from the capillaries in the middle part of this surface field range which we believe indicates the transition between sustainable field levels and breakdown. If this initial interpretation is correct, the multi-GV/m sur- faced fields that were sustained equate to on axis accelerat- ing field of several GV/m.
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title:	OBSERVATIONS OF UNDERDENSE PLASMA LENS FOCUSING OF
format:	journal article
year:	2007
10 authors:	M.C. Thompson \| H. Badakov \| J.B. Rosenzweig \| G. Travish \| R. Fliller \| G. M. Kazakevich \| P. Piot \| J. Santucci \| J. Li \| R. Tikhoplav
abstract:	Focusing of a 15 MeV, 19 nC electron bunch by an un- derdense plasma lens operated just beyond the threshold of the underdense condition has been demonstrated in ex- periments at the Fermilab NICADD Photoinjector Labora- tory (FNPL). The strong 1.9 cm focal-length plasma-lens focused both transverse directions simultaneously and re- duced the minimum area of the beam spot by a factor of 23. Analysis of the beam-envelope evolution observed near the beam waist shows that the spherical aberrations of this un- derdense lens are lower than those of an overdense plasma lens, as predicted by theory. Correlations between the beam charge and the properties of the beam focus corroborate this conclusion.
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title:	Beam-driven Dielectric Wakefield Accelerating Structure as a Thz Radiation Source
format:	conference procceeding
conference:	PAC07
year:	2007
9 authors:	A.M. Cook \| H. Badakov \| R.J. England \| J.B. Rosenzweig \| R. Tikhoplav \| G. Travish \| O.B. Williams \| M.C. Thompson \| A. Kanareykin
abstract:	Experimental work is planned to study the performance of a beam-driven cylindrical dielectric wakefield accelerat- ing structure as a source of THz coherent Cerenkov radi- ation (CCR). For an appropriate choice of dielectric tube geometry and driving electron bunch parameters, the de- vice operates in a single-mode regime, producing radiation in the THz range. This source can potentially produce high power levels relative to currently available sources, with ∼50 μJ radiated energy per pulse achievable using the elec- tron beam currently in operation at the Neptune advanced accelerator laboratory at UCLA ( ∼13 MeV beam energy, ∼200 μm RMS bunch length, ∼500 pC bunch charge). Preparations underway for installation of the experiment are discussed.
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