Technical status report on plasma components and systems in the context of EuPRAXIA
Year: 2025
Authors: Biagioni A., Bourgeois N., Brandi F., Cassou K., Corner L., Crincoli L., Cros B., Dufrynoy SD., Douillet D., Drobniak P., Faure J., Gatti G., Grittani G., Lorenz S., Jones H., Lucas B., Massimo F., Mercier B., Molodozhentsev A., Monzac J., Pattathil R., Sarri G., Sasorov P., Shalloo RJ., Steyn L., Streeter MJV., Symes D., Thaury C., Vernier A., Wood JC.
Autors Affiliation: Lab Nazl Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 54, I-00044 Frascati, Italy; STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, England; Ist Nazl Ott Consiglio Nazl Ric CNR INO, Intense Laser Irradiat Lab ILIL, Sede Secondaria Pisa Via Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; Univ Paris Saclay, CNRS, UMR9012, Lab Phys Infinis Irene Joliot Curie IJCLab, Bat 100 15 rue Georges Clemenceau, F-91405 Orsay, France; Univ Liverpool, Cockcroft Inst Accelerator Sci, Liverpool L69 3GH, England; Univ Paris Saclay, CNRS, UMR 8578, Lab Phys Gaz & Plasmas LPGP, F-91405 Orsay, France; Univ Paris Saclay, CEA, LIDYL, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France; Univ Oslo, Dept Phys, N-0316 Oslo, Norway; ENSTA Paris, Inst Polytech Paris, Ecole Polytech, LOA,CNRS, Palaiseau, France; Ctr Laseres Pulsados CLPU, Edificio M5 Parque Cientif C Adaja 8, Salamanca 37185, Spain; Extreme Light infrastruct ER, ELI Beamlines Facil, Dolni Brezany 25241, Czech Republic; Queens Univ Be lfast, Sch Math & Phys, Belfast, North Ireland; Deutsch Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract: The EuPRAXIA project [Walker et al., J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 874, 012029 (2017)] aims to construct two state-of-the-art accelerator facilities based on plasma accelerator technology. Plasma-based accelerators offer the possibility of a significant reduction in facility size and cost savings over current radio frequency (RF) accelerators. The two facilities-one laser-driven, one a beam-driven-are envisioned to provide electron beams with an energy in the range of 1-5 GeV and beam quality comparable to existing RF machines. This will enable a versatile portfolio of applications from compact free-electron laser drivers to sources for medical and industrial imaging. At the heart of both facilities is the use of plasma-based accelerator components and systems, which encompass not only the accelerating medium itself but also a range of auxiliary systems such as plasma-based electron beam optics and plasma-based mirrors for high-intensity lasers. From a technical standpoint, a high-degree of control over these plasma devices will be essential for EuPRAXIA to achieve its target performance goals. The ability to diagnose and characterize these plasma devices and to simulate their operation will be further essential success factors. Additionally, compatibility with extended operation at high-repetition rates and integration into the accelerator beamline will also prove crucial. In this work, we aim to review the current status of plasma components and related systems for both laser-driven and beam-driven plasma accelerators and to assess challenges to be addressed regarding implementation at future EuPRAXIA facilities.
Journal/Review: PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
Volume: 32 (11) Pages from: 110501-1 to: 110501-24
More Information: This work has benefited from European funding EUPRAXIA-PP HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02 EUR project 101079773. F. Brandi would like to acknowledge funding from Tuscany Health Ecosystem-THE Spoke 1-Advanced Radiotherapies and Diagnostics in Oncology funded by the NextGenerationEU (PNRR), Codice progetto ECS_00000017, D.D. MUR No. 1055 23 May 2022. R. J. Shalloo would like to acknowledge funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)-Project No. 531352484.KeyWords: High-repetition-rate; Wakefield Electron Acceleration; In-cell Simulations; Capillary Discharge; Emission-spectroscopy; Optical Diagnostics; High-resolution; Laser-pulses; Fused-silica; Wave-guidesDOI: 10.1063/5.0286730
