Charged particles acceleration by a high-current electron beam in a plasma waveguide

A two-beam charged particles acceleration scheme on a plasma waveguide is considered. According to this scheme a high-current electron beam excites intense plasma waves which, in their turn, accelerate charged particles of another beam. It is demonstrated that the plasma wave field inhomogeneity across the plasma waveguide can be efficiently employed to create all the necessary preconditions for charged particle acceleration. Design parameters of such an accelerating facility are estimated. ((orig.))