Recent progress in laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) has demonstrated the generation of high peak current electron beams with improved shot to shot stability [1]. Using high-current electron beams from a LWFA as drivers of a beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator (PWFA) has been proposed as a beam energy and brightness transformer [2], aiming to fulfill the demanding quality requirements...
During laser solid interactions, the onset of Weibel instability can generate super strong magnetic field structures (up to several kT) at the surface and within the bulk of the solid targets. Weibel magnetic fields can be used to understand several physical events in astrophysics [1], laser driven inertial confinement fusion process [2] and gamma-ray generation [3].
Here we report on the...
Wakefield acceleration of electrons to energies in the GeV range has been performed with a multitude of methods e.g. laser driven, particle driven or by a combination of the two. The overall improvement of the stability in terms of energy, pointing and emittance marks the path from acceleration to an accelerator. The injection process hereby plays a central role.
Using few-cycle microscopy to...
