AWAKE: a proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment at CERN
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Publications
Wing M
(2019)
Particle physics experiments based on the AWAKE acceleration scheme.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Turner M
(2019)
Experimental Observation of Plasma Wakefield Growth Driven by the Seeded Self-Modulation of a Proton Bunch.
in Physical review letters
Turner M
(2020)
Experimental study of wakefields driven by a self-modulating proton bunch in plasma
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Muggli P
(2018)
AWAKE readiness for the study of the seeded self-modulation of a 400 GeV proton bunch
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Morales Guzmán P
(2021)
Simulation and experimental study of proton bunch self-modulation in plasma with linear density gradients
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Gorgisyan I
(2018)
Commissioning of beam instrumentation at the CERN AWAKE facility after integration of the electron beam line
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Cooke D
(2021)
Measurement and application of electron stripping of ultrarelativistic 208 Pb 81 +
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Chappell James
(2019)
Progress Towards a Single-Shot Emittance Measurement Technique at AWAKE
Chappell J
(2021)
Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
| Description | The AWAKE collaboration set out to do a proof-of-principle experiment to demonstrate proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. This acceleration scheme could lead to new accelerator technology that shortens the length of future accelerators. During the grant, we showed that we could accelerate electrons to high energies over relatively short distances using this scheme and so confirming the principle of this scheme. These results were published in Nature. |
| Exploitation Route | The outcomes led to the next stage of AWAKE, Run 2, which is currently being pursued. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | AWAKE Collaboration |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Members of AWAKE Collaboration along with about 20 other institutes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CERN is the lead partner and experiment host. |
| Impact | Development of experiment |
| Start Year | 2009 |