Beam loading in the nonlinear regime of plasma-based acceleration

Autor:	Tzoufras, M., Lu, W., Tsung, F. S., Huang, C., Mori, W. B., Katsouleas, T., Vieira, J., Fonseca, R. A., Silva, L. O.
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Physics - Plasma Physics
Zdroj:	Phys.Rev.Lett.101:145002,2008
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.145002
Popis:	A theory that describes how to load negative charge into a nonlinear, three-dimensional plasma wakefield is presented. In this regime, a laser or an electron beam blows out the plasma electrons and creates a nearly spherical ion channel, which is modified by the presence of the beam load. Analytical solutions for the fields and the shape of the ion channel are derived. It is shown that very high beam-loading efficiency can be achieved, while the energy spread of the bunch is conserved. The theoretical results are verified with the Particle-In-Cell code OSIRIS. Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Physical Review Letters
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.0227 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv