Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Tsinghua University
- Presents an original theory on the complex phase space dynamics of ionization injection in plasma wakefield acceleration, successfully identifying two key phase mixing processes responsible for the phase space evolution
- Proposes a novel two-color laser wakefield accelerator scheme for generating high-quality electron beams with very low emittance and low slice energy spread
- Features a preliminary design study on X-ray free-electron lasers driven by plasma accelerators
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This book explores several key issues in beam phase space dynamics in plasma-based wakefield accelerators. It reveals the phase space dynamics of ionization-based injection methods by identifying two key phase mixing processes. Subsequently, the book proposes a two-color laser ionization injection scheme for generating high-quality beams, and assesses it using particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. To eliminate emittance growth when the beam propagates between plasma accelerators and traditional accelerator components, a method using longitudinally tailored plasma structures as phase space matching components is proposed. Based on the aspects above, a preliminary design study on X-ray free-electron lasers driven by plasma accelerators is presented. Lastly, an important type of numerical noise—the numerical Cherenkov instabilities in particle-in-cell codes—is systematically studied.
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Book Title: Phase Space Dynamics in Plasma Based Wakefield Acceleration
Authors: Xinlu Xu
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2381-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2380-9Published: 03 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2383-0Published: 03 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-2381-6Published: 02 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 129
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Plasma Physics, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering