The Plasma Wakefield Accelerator as a Light Source Driver

1. The Plasma Wakefield Accelerator as a Light Source Driver Patric Muggli University of Southern California, Los Angeles muggli@usc.edu Work supported by US DoE

2. OUTLINE Introduction to the PWFA PWFA Milestones PWFA challenges Drive/witness bunch generation PWFA experiments at SLAC Conclusions

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4. PWFA CHARACTERISTICS Relativistic, short, dense bunch(es): Accelerating gradient: with and (max., single bunch, lin.) in Typically for 1GV/m: Blowout, nonlinear regime: Pure ion column focusing: free of geometric aberrations Wavebreaking field: Combination of large transverse focusing gradient and large accelerating field leads to large energy gain All the beam particles and the wake are ultra-relativistic no dephasing! High energy (per particle) drive bunch

5. PWFA MILESTONES PWFA proposed: Chen, PRL 54 (1985) Rosenzweig, PRL 61, 98–101 (1988) The demonstration! Q=2.1nC E0=21-15MeV sz=2.4mm ne=1012-1013cm-3 Lp=20-35cm

6. PWFA MILESTONES Muggli PRL 93, 014802 (2004) Blue PRL90, 214801 (2003). Rosenzweig, PRL 61, 98–101 (1988) Q=3nC E0=28.5GeV sz=700µm ne=1014cm-3 Lp=1.4m e- e+ 1.5x1014cm-3 1.8x1014cm-3

7. PWFA MILESTONES Hogan PRL 95, 054802 (2005) Muggli PRL 93, 014802 (2004) Rosenzweig, PRL 61, 98–101 (1988) e- Q=3nC E0=28.5GeV sz=20µm ne=2.7x1017cm-3 Lp=10cm

8. Lp=0, 13, 22, 31 cm PWFA MILESTONES Muggli et al., NJP 12, 045022 (2010) Hogan PRL 95, 054802 (2005) +14 Scaling with length! Muggli PRL 93, 014802 (2004) +8 Rosenzweig, PRL 61, 98–101 (1988) e- +4 Significant progress Large energy gain with a single bunch, particle acceleration

9. Lp=0, 13, 22, 31 cm PWFA MILESTONES Muggli et al., NJP 12, 045022 (2010) Q=3nC E0=42GeV sz=20µm ne=2.7x1017cm-3 Lp=85cm Hogan PRL 95, 054802 (2005) +14 Scaling with length! Muggli PRL 93, 014802 (2004) +8 Rosenzweig, PRL 61, 98–101 (1988) e- +4 42 to 84GeV in 85cm of plasma! Energy doubling of an FEL drive bunch?

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11. PWFA CHALLENGES Generation of drive/witness bunch train (ATF, FACET) Demonstration of bunch acceleration (FACET) Long plasma source for energy doubling (m-scale, ne≈1016-1017cm-3 range?) Low energy spread, careful beam loading, longitudinal bunch shaping? Low emittance, preserved over m-scale plasma (linear focusing, low scattering) Beam-plasma matching for low emittance beams

12. PLD Detector e- To Plasma Correlated energy chirp from linac ∆z=434 µm ∆z=226 µm Emittance selection Choose microbunches spacing and widths with mask and beam parameters: N, ∆z, z, Q DRIVE/WITNEES BUNCH TRAIN GENERATION Muggli et al., PRL 2008

13. Train for proof-of-principle experiments only, ne≈1016cm-3 plasma Need independent control of D and W bunch parameters DRIVE/WITNEES BUNCH TRAIN GENERATION @ SLAC FACET Use the same masking method Drive N=6.7x109e- sz=44µm Witness N=3.3x109e- sz=13µm

14. Drive Bunch Witness Bunch Ion Bubble FACET @ SLAC: BUNCH ACCELERATION QuickPIC simulation, D: z=30µm, N=3x1010e- W: z=10µm, N=1x1010e-, r0=3µm ∆z=115µm, ne=1017cm-3 55 Witness Bunch 28 83 cm z=0 z=0 Drive Bunch Beam loading @ 37GV/m (z=0) Wake evolution due to bunch head erosion, but no dephasing Hogan, New J. Phys. 12, 055030 (2010)

15. Witness Bunch Drive Bunch FACET @ SLAC: BUNCH ACCELERATION QuickPIC simulation, D: z=30µm, N=3x1010e- W: z=10µm, N=1x1010e-, r0=3µm ∆z=115µm, ne=1017cm-3, E0=25GeV e-/e- E0 W Wake evolution “bends” energy gain Lp=80cm, gain 25GeV, ∆E/E0≈3%, BUNCH ACCELERATION! D to W energy transfer efficiency ≈30% No bunch shaping, bunches carved out of a single SLAC bunch Hogan, New J. Phys. 12, 055030 (2010)

16. NARROW ENERGY SPREAD Effective beam loading with bunch shaping Witness bunch with linear density ramp perfect beam loading! No W bunch Very narrow energy spread with linear ramp in witness bunch charge. Tzoufras, Phys. Rev. Lett 2008

17. CONCLUSION High gradient PWFA is a good candidate as a compact light source driver Physical parameters have been reached in proof of principle experiments Energy doubler (or more) concept attractive Challenges to produce required bunch quality (energy spread, …)