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Plasma-based electron acceleration - II

ORAL · NO07 · ID: 3571027

Presentations

  • Scaling Laser Wakefield Acceleration into the Multi-Petawatt Regime

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    Presenters

    • Franklin J Dollar

      University of California, Irvine

    Authors

    • Franklin J Dollar

      University of California, Irvine

    • Victor Flores

      University of California, Irvine

    • Christopher Gardner

      University of California, Irvine

    • Joshua Donovan Lewis

      University of California, Irvine

    • Joseph T To

      University of California, Irvine

    • Richard Anthony

    • Paul T Campbell

    • Nicholas P Ernst

      University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    • Rebecca Fitzgarrald

    • Bixue Hou

      University of MIchigan

    • Galina Kalinchenko

    • Yong Ma

    • Monica Mashkevich

      University of MIchigan

    • John Nees

    • Richard Van Camp

    • Michael Wendt

    • Grant Young

    • Tanner Nutting

    • Qing Zhang

    • Gregg Sucha

    • Franko Bayer

    • Milos Burger

    • Igor Jovanovic

    • Carolyn C Kuranz

      OCC

    • Louise Willingale

    • Anatoly M Maksimchuk

    • Alec G.R. GR Thomas

      Michigan University

    • Karl Michael Krushelnick

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  • An MeV X-ray source from Laser Wakefield Acceleration based betatron radiation

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    Presenters

    • Isabella M Pagano

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin

    Authors

    • Isabella M Pagano

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin

    • Franziska S Treffert

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Abhik Sarkar

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

    • Matthew Peter Selwood

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Matthew P. Hill

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Jackson G Williams

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Alejandro Figueroa Bengoa

      Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • Ashlyn Van Pelt

      Los Alamos National Lab

    • David Yapell

      Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • James Hunter

      Los Alamos National Lab

    • Martin Adams

      Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

    • Leon Goriben

      Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

    • Claudia Keibler-Willner

      Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

    • Sarah Klein

      Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

    • Moritz Kröger

      Frauenhofer Institue for Laser Technology

    • Jan-Niklas Schneider

      RWTH Aachen

    • Johannes Weitenberg

      Frauenhofer Institue for Laser Technology

    • Petr Mazůrek

      ELI Beamlines

    • Michal Nevrkla

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Beamlines

    • Birgit Plötzeneder

      ELI Beamlines

    • Jiri Sisma

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Bealines

    • Filip Vitha

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Beamlines, ELI Beamlines

    • Gabriele M Grittani

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI-Beamlines

    • Daniele Margarone

      ELI Beamlines

    • Chris D Armstrong

      Central laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

    • Bo Miao

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Ela Rockafellow

      University of Maryland

    • Ari J Sloss

      University of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park

    • Howard Michael Milchberg

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Shaun M Kerr

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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  • Laser Wakefield Acceleration Driven by a Discrete Flying Focus

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    Publication: arXiv:2506.19824

    Presenters

    • Jacob R Pierce

      University of California, Los Angeles

    Authors

    • Jacob R Pierce

      University of California, Los Angeles

    • Kyle Glen Miller

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Fei Li

      Tsinghua University

    • Thamine Dalichaouch

      University of California, Los Angeles

    • John P Palastro

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Warren B Mori

      University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Results of the first dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration experiments

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    Presenters

    • Charles D Arrowsmith

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Oxford

    Authors

    • Charles D Arrowsmith

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Oxford

    • Isabelle A LaBelle

      University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

    • Manfred Virgil Ambat

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

    • Kyle Glen Miller

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Jeremy J Pigeon

      University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

    • Hans G Rinderknecht

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

    • Isabelle Settle

      University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

    • John P Palastro

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Jessica L Shaw

      University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Dustin H Froula

      University of Rochester

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  • Electron beam acceleration in the self-injection undulating plasma bubble regime of LWFA

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    Publication: Kim J. et al., Polarization and phase control of electron injection and acceleration in the plasma by a self-steepening laser pulse, New J. Phys. 25 03300 (2023)<br>Kostyukov I., Nerush E., A. Pukhov and V. Seredov, Electron Self-Injection in Multidimensional Relativistic-Plasma Wake Fields, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175003 (2009)<br>

    Presenters

    • Frederic GIRARD

      Cornell University

    Authors

    • Frederic GIRARD

      Cornell University

    • Jihoon Kim

      Cornell University

    • Joshua Luoma

      Cornell University

    • Gennady Shvets

      Cornell University

    • Georgiana Giubega

      Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics

    • Ovidiu Tesileanu

      Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics

    • Sylvain Fourmaux

      INRS, Energy Materials and Telecommunications

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  • Multi-Joule Energy Transfer and Total Charge Capture in a Laser-ionized Plasma Wakefield Accelerator

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    Presenters

    • Valentina Lee Capan

      University of Colorado, Boulder

    Authors

    • Valentina Lee Capan

      University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Douglas Wesley Storey

      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    • Robert Ariniello

      Xcimer Energy

    • Sebastien Corde

      LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

    • Claudio Emma

      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    • Spencer J Gessner

      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    • Mark J Hogan

      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    • Alexander Knetsch

      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    • Nathan Majernik

      SLAC Natl Accelerator Lab

    • Brendan O'Shea

      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    • Michael Dennis Litos

      University of Colorado, Boulder

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  • Enhanced Laser Coupling and Spatially Structured Electron Bunches from Multi-GeV Laser Wakefield Accelerators

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    Publication: E. Rockafellow et al., "Development of a high charge 10 GeV laser electron accelerator," Phys. Plasmas 32, 053102 (2025).<br>B. Miao et al., "Meter-scale supersonic gas jets for multi-GeV laser plasma accelerators," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 043003 (2025).<br><br>Preprints are in progress for electron acceleration results using the funnel-mouthed waveguide and for the spatially structured electron bunches.

    Presenters

    • Ari J Sloss

      University of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park

    Authors

    • Ari J Sloss

      University of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park

    • Bo Miao

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Jaron E Shrock

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Ela Rockafellow

      University of Maryland

    • Nishchal Tripathi

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Frederica Sorkin

      University of Maryland, College Park

    • Mayank Gupta

      University of Maryland, College Park

    • Sina Zahedpour Anaraki

      Colorado State University

    • Reed C Hollinger

      Colorado State University

    • Shoujun Wang

      Colorado State University

    • James King

      Colorado State University

    • Ping Zhang

      Colorado State University

    • Jiri Sisma

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Bealines

    • Gabriele M Grittani

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI-Beamlines

    • Roberto Versaci

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI Beamlines

    • Anna Cimmino

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI Beamlines

    • Jackson G Williams

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Brendan Reagan

      Colorado State University

    • Jorge J Rocca

      Colorado State University

    • Howard Michael Milchberg

      University of Maryland College Park

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  • Multi-GeV Electron Acceleration in Helium using Novel Injection Mechanisms and a Custom Density Profile

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    Publication: [1] E. Rockafellow et al., Phys. Plasmas 32, 053102 (2025)<br>[2] A. Picksley et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 255001 (2024)<br>[3] B. Miao et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 043003 (2025)

    Presenters

    • Ela M Rockafellow

      University of Maryland College Park

    Authors

    • Ela M Rockafellow

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Bo Miao

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Jaron E Shrock

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Ari J Sloss

      University of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park

    • Nishchal Tripathi

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Scott W Hancock

      University of Maryland College Park

    • Jiri Sisma

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Bealines

    • Michal Nevrkla

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Beamlines

    • Filip Vitha

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Beamlines, ELI Beamlines

    • Alžběta Špádová

      Czech Technical University in Prague; ELI ERIC, ELI Beamlines

    • Sebastian Lorenz

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines

    • Illia Zymak

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines

    • Roberto Versaci

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI Beamlines

    • Anna Cimmino

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI Beamlines

    • Gabriele M Grittani

      ELI ERIC; ELI Beamlines, ELI-Beamlines

    • Sergei V Bulanov

      ELI Beamlines - International Laser Research Centre

    • Howard Michael Milchberg

      University of Maryland College Park

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  • Development and saturation of self-modulation of a long proton bunch in a plasma

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    Publication: A. Clairembaud et al., NIMA 1073, 170265 (2025)<br>J. Mezger et al., NIMA 1075, 170426 (2025)<br>These are preliminary/preparatory results, and publications are in preparation by these two graduate students that I supervise

    Presenters

    • Patric Muggli

      Max Planck Institute for Physics

    Authors

    • Patric Muggli

      Max Planck Institute for Physics

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  • Adiabatic plasma lens designs for the final focus of TeV electrons

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    Publication: Chen, K. Oide, A. Sessler, and S. Yu, Plasma-based adiabatic focuser, Physical review letters 64, 1231 (1990).

    Presenters

    • Qianqian Su

      University of California, Los Angeles, University of California Los Angeles

    Authors

    • Qianqian Su

      University of California, Los Angeles, University of California Los Angeles

    • Lance Hildebrand

      University of California, Los Angeles

    • Yujian Zhao

      University of California, Los Angeles

    • Weiming An

      Beijing Normal University

    • Fei Li

      Tsinghua University

    • Thamine Dalichaouch

      University of California, Los Angeles

    • Thomas E Grismayer

      Instituto Superior Tecnico

    • Paulo Alves

      University of California, Los Angeles

    • Warren B Mori

      University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Kinetic Modeling and Optimization of Plasma Wakefield Photon Acceleration

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    Publication: [1] Wilks, S. C., Dawson, J. M., Mori, W. B., Katsouleas, T., and Jones, M. E., "Photon accelerator," Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 62, 1989, pp. 2600–2603<br>[2] Sandberg, R., and Thomas, A. G. R., "Dephasingless plasma wakefield photon acceleration," Phys. Rev. E, Vol. 109, 2024, p.025210. <br>[3] R. A. Fonseca et al., LNCS 2331, 342-351 (2002) <br>[4] Miller, K.G., Pierce, J.R., Li, F. et al. Photon acceleration of high-intensity vector vortex beams into the extreme ultraviolet. Commun Phys 8, 229 (2025) <br>[5] Glenzer, S. H., and Redmer, R., "X-ray Thomson scattering in high energy density plasmas," Rev. Mod. Phys., Vol. 81, 2009, pp. 1625–1663 <br>[6] Minitti, M. P., et al., "Imaging Molecular Motion: Femtosecond X-Ray Scattering of an Electrocyclic Chemical Reaction," Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 114, 2015, p. 255501 <br>[7] Juan R. Maldonado, Martin Peckerar, X-ray lithography: "Some history, current status and future prospects, Microelectronic Engineering", Volume 161, 2016, Pages 87-93 [8] Mendonca, J.T. (2000). Theory of Photon Acceleration (1st ed.). CRC Press [9] A. Akhiezer and R. Polovin, Theory of wave motion of an electron plasma, J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 3, 696 (1956).

    Presenters

    • Neil Beri

      University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

    Authors

    • Neil Beri

      University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

    • Kyle Glen Miller

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Alec G.R. GR Thomas

      Michigan University

    • Qian Qian

    • Brandon K Russell

      Princeton University

    • John P Palastro

      Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

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  • Space Charge Effects on Short-Pulse Electron Beam Dynamics

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    Publication: Y. Heri and P. Zhang, "Space Charge Effects on Short-Pulse Electron Beam Dynamics in a Classical Vacuum Diode," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, pp. 1–6, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TED.2025.3552061.

    Presenters

    • Yves Kimbele Heri

    Authors

    • Yves Kimbele Heri

    • Peng Zhang

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