Speaker
Livia Lancia
(S)
Description
The need of conceiving a transport line for laser-generated beams of electrons comes from the fact that these beams quickly loose their remarkable characteristics, such as the transverse normalized emittance and beam dimensions, as soon as they exit the plasma medium.
Thus, in order to exploit these novel electron sources, proper devices must be designed, able to deliver beams to users preserving their quality. This would make them a competitive alternative to conventional accelerators based on RF technology.
The main reason of degradation lies in the high divergence and energy spread these beams present at the source, causing a difficult control which requires uncommon magnetic strenghts.
We report on an optimization study related to the coupling of laser-accelerated electrons with conventional magnetic transport lines. We analyze different configurations and different beam energies. We point out and discuss the main problems arising by matching state-of-the-art laser-plasma electron beams with traditional accelerator facilities.
Primary author
Livia Lancia
(S)
Co-authors
Dr
Andrea Mostacci
(Sapienza, University of Rome)
Prof.
Luigi Palumbo
(Sapienza, University of Rome)
Massimiliano Scisciò
(Sapienza, University of Rome)
Mauro Migliorati
(University of Rome "LA SAPIENZA")
Patrizio Antici
(INFN)
