Flashforward - Future-oriented wakefield-accelerator research and development at FLASH

  • R. D'Arcy
  • , A. Aschikhin
  • , C. Behrens
  • , S. Bohlen
  • , J. Dale
  • , L. Di Lucchio
  • , M. Felber
  • , B. Foster
  • , L. Goldberg
  • , J. N. Gruse
  • , Z. Hu
  • , G. Indorg
  • , A. Knetsch
  • , O. Kononenko
  • , V. Libov
  • , S. Karstensen
  • , K. Ludwig
  • , A. Martinez de la Ossa
  • , F. Marutzky
  • , T. Mehrling
  • P. Niknejadi, C. A.J. Palmer, P. Pourmoussavi, M. Quast, P. Winkler, J. H. Röckemann, L. Schaper, J. Schaffran, H. Schlarb, B. Schmidt, S. Schröder, J. P. Schwinkendorf, B. Sheeran, M. J.V. Streeter, G. Tauscher, J. Thesinga, V. Wacker, S. Weichert, S. Wesch, S. Wunderlich, J. Zemella, J. Osterhoff

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Abstract

FLASHForward is a beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration facility, currently under construction at DESY (Hamburg, Germany), aiming at the stable generation of electron beams of several GeV with small energy spread and emittance. High-quality 1 GeV-class electron beams from the free-electron laser FLASH will act as the wake driver. The setup will allow studies of external injection as well as density-downramp injection. With a triangular-shaped driver beam electron energies of up to 5 GeV from a few centimeters of plasma can be anticipated. Particle-In-Cell simulations are used to assess the feasibility of each technique and to predict properties of the accelerated electron bunches. In this contribution the current status of FLASHForward, along with recent experimental developments and upcoming scientific plans, will be reviewed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference
PublisherJoint Accelerator Conferences Website - JACoW
Pages1692-1695
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783954501823
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2017 - Bella Conference Center, Denmark
Duration: 14 May 201719 May 2017

Publication series

NameIPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Conference

Conference8th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2017
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityBella Conference Center
Period14/05/1719/05/17

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