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Laser-Plasma Acceleration - A Sensible Technology for Actual Applications?
Jens Osterhoff (DESY)
Seminar Room 3, 15:00
The field of particle acceleration by laser-driven plasma wakes
has seen remarkable progress in recent years. Acceleration gradients
of more than 10 GV/m can be readily achieved, which has led to the
development of compact, centimeter-scale plasma accelerators
yielding GeV electron beams with up to 100 pC of charge and a
predicted normalized emittance on the order of 1 mm mrad rms.
Furthermore, beams from laser plasma accelerators (LPAs) have
been utilized in first proof-of-principle experiments for the generation
of XUV undulator radiation. However, despite its recent success,
this technology is still in its infancy. Although its future is promising,
grand challenges will have to be met before LPAs are ready for
user-facility environments. This presentation will give an introduction
to the basic principles of laser-plasma accelerators and outline their
exceptional advantages and current shortcomings. In addition, possible
applications in photon science and future collider designs will be discussed.
