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Experimental studies of plasma wake-field acceleration and focusing
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1990
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10 authors:
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J. B. Rosenzweig
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Cole, B.
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Ho, C.
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W. Gai
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Konecny, R.
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Mtingwa, S.
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Norem, J.
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Rosing, M.
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Schoessow, P.
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Simpson, J.
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abstract:
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The Plasma Wake-field Accelerator (PWFA) continues to be the object of much investigation, due to the promise of the ultra-high accelerating gradients that can exist in relativistic plasma waves driven in the wake of charged particle beams. These large amplitude plasma wake-fields are of interest in the laboratory, both for the wealth of basic nonlinear plasma wave phenomena which can be studied, as well as for the applications of acceleration and focusing of electrons and positrons in linear colliders. Plasma wake-field waves are also of importance in nature, due to their possible role in direct cosmic ray acceleration. The purpose of the present work is to review the experimental advances made in PWFA research at Argonne National Laboratory, in which many interesting beam and plasma phenomena have been observed. Emphasis is given to discussion of the nonlinear aspects of the PWFA beam-plasma interaction. (29 References).
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