Published May 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Coherent seeding of self-modulated plasma wakefield accelerators

  • 1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  • 2. Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg (Germany)

Description

The growth of the beam self-modulation and hosing instabilities initiated by a seed wakefield is examined. Although the growth rates for the self-modulation and hosing instabilities are comparable, it is shown that an externally excited wakefield can be effective in selectively seeding the beam radial self-modulation, enabling the beam to fully modulate before strong beam hosing develops. Methods for coherent seeding are discussed

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Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 056704-056704.8
ISSN
1070-664X
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PHPAEN

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