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Abstract
By directing the laser-driven electromagnetic pulses along a helical path, one can achieve a travelling-field accelerator arrangement for simultaneous beam shaping and re-acceleration of laser-accelerated protons. The dynamics of guided acceleration of the transiting protons was studied by varying the length of the helical coil. Experimental data shows that the protons co-moving with the field region exhibit stronger focussing while increasing the coil length, with an increase of kinetic energy due to simultaneous post-acceleration. The net energy gain for a coil of constant pitch however saturates eventually when the post-accelerated protons overtakes the accelerating field region in due course. 3D particle tracing simulation underpins the dynamics of beam transport inside the coil, which highlights the requirement for a variable pitch coil geometry in order to sustain the post-acceleration over an extended coil.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 115023 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Helical coil
- Laser
- Post-acceleration
- Proton
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics
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R1696CPP: Nanorad - Ultrafast, Nano-Scale Material Response to Radiation and Applications of Ultrafast Radiation Sources
Dromey, B. (PI), Borghesi, M. (CoI), Currell, F. (CoI), Kar, S. (CoI), Kohanoff, J. (CoI), Reville, B. (CoI), Riley, D. (CoI), Sarri, G. (CoI) & Yeung, M. (CoI)
08/02/2017 → 28/02/2022
Project: Research
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R1323CPP: Novel Techniques for control & Optimisation of Laser driven ion beams
Kar, S. (PI)
01/08/2012 → 30/06/2015
Project: Research
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R1304CPP: Advanced laser-ion acceleration strategies towards next generation healthcare
Borghesi, M. (PI), Kar, S. (CoI), Prise, K. (CoI) & Zepf, M. (CoI)
01/08/2012 → 20/01/2020
Project: Research
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Dataset for "Dynamics of guided post-acceleration of protons in a laser-driven travelling-field accelerator"
Kar, S. (Creator), Hadjisolomou, P. (Contributor), Ahmed, H. (Contributor), Prasad, R. (Contributor), Cerchez, M. (Contributor), Brauckmann, S. (Creator), Aurand, B. (Contributor), Schroer, A. M. (Contributor), Swantusch, M. (Contributor), Willi, O. (Contributor) & Borghesi, M. (Contributor), Queen's University Belfast, 2020
DOI: 10.17034/75e17b6c-02fc-4f6c-a5a1-51bb976f4770
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