Andrew Sutherland
(Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf)
Mirela Cerchez
Thomas Heinemann
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
The ARCTURUS laser laboratory at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) is undergoing a renewed phase of development, with a sharpened focus on plasma-based electron acceleration. At the heart of the facility is the ARCTURUS system, a 150 TW, multi-pulse laser capable of delivering synchronised high-power and probe pulses into a radiation-shielded experimental area. This infrastructure supports multiple beamlines, offering a flexible development platform for complex multi-stage accelerator setups and advanced diagnostics.
Initial experimental campaigns have successfully demonstrated the generation of energetic electron bunches via laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA), with simultaneous characterisation of associated dosing effects on electronic components - an application directly relevant to space radiation hardness testing, but also for medical treatments of superficial cancers.
Our primary development trajectory centres on a hybrid plasma wakefield acceleration scheme, in which an LWFA-produced electron beam powers a second, beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator (PWFA) stage. This configuration combines the compactness and synchronisation benefits of LWFA with the enhanced energy output and beam quality prospects of PWFA. We outline the current and future development plans as ARCTURUS is envisaged to serve as a versatile testbed for advancing next-generation plasma accelerator technologies aimed at high-brightness electron-bunch production and secondary radiation sources, including FEL applications
Andrew Sutherland
(Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf)
Mirela Cerchez
Thomas Heinemann
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Bernhard Hidding
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Constantin Aniculaesei
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Koen Macken
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Chuan Zheng
(Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Marc Osenberg
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Edgar Anton Hartmann
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Natascha Thomas
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Onur Bilen
Thomas Wilson
(Heinrich Heine Universität)
Dr
Ahmad Fahim Habib
(University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK and Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech, Daresbury, UK.)
Arpad Lenart
(University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scottland)
Paula Sedlatschek
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Michael Stumpf
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Esin Aktan
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Jens Ehlert
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Paula Sedlatschek
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Kamill Naczynski
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Antonio Tarzikhan
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Imke Wellesen
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Nils Hanold
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Jesko Wrobel
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Melis Heybet
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Matthias Neumann
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Salvador Neumann
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Katharina Benner
(Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf)
Tobias Kutz
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Victor Emde
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Christof Bolten
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Gerrit Bickenbach
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Helmut Bormann
Andreas Karmann
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
Kirsten Dittmar
(Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU))
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