AWAKE: a proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment at CERN
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Please see previous proposal and JeS.
Planned Impact
Please see previous proposal and JeS.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Guoxing Xia (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Adli E
(2019)
Experimental Observation of Proton Bunch Modulation in a Plasma at Varying Plasma Densities.
in Physical review letters
Adli E
(2018)
Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch.
in Nature
Apsimon O
(2019)
A numerical approach to designing a versatile pepper-pot mask for emittance measurement
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Batsch F
(2021)
Transition between Instability and Seeded Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma
in Physical Review Letters
Braunmüller F
(2020)
Proton Bunch Self-Modulation in Plasma with Density Gradient.
in Physical review letters
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
Gorn A
(2020)
Proton beam defocusing in AWAKE: comparison of simulations and measurements
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Gschwendtner E
(2022)
The AWAKE Run 2 Programme and Beyond
in Symmetry
Gschwendtner E
(2019)
Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Li Y
(2019)
High-quality positrons from a multi-proton bunch driven hollow plasma wakefield accelerator
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
| Description | Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration has unique features due to its high acceleration gradient (GeV/m) and enabling energy frontier (TeV) electron acceleration in a single stage. During the experimental period 2017-2020, we have achieved several key milestones including first demonstration of long proton bunch modulation in plasma, the first time observation of electron acceleration in proton driven plasma wakefield. The knowledge we gained through these experiments will provide important support for the upcoming AWAKE Run 2 program. |
| Exploitation Route | We had better understanding of the proton beam modulation process and the electron acceleration in proton driven plasma wakefield. The theoretical understanding of these important processes can be applied to other relevant research fields. In addition, the simulation softwares, plasma source technology, plasma diagnostics can be used by the wider community such as fusion research. |
| Sectors | Energy Other |
| URL | https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AWAKE/AwakePublic. |
| Description | Collaboration with Strathclyde and DESY |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborated on laser-ionized gas jet experiment in August of 2015 at Daresbury Laboratory/VELA. Potential for future use of accelerators at Daresbury. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Computing time on the supercomputer JURECA at FZ-Juelich. |
| Impact | Simulation results have been incorporated into work presented at conferences and in publications. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Collaboration with Strathclyde and DESY |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborated on laser-ionized gas jet experiment in August of 2015 at Daresbury Laboratory/VELA. Potential for future use of accelerators at Daresbury. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Computing time on the supercomputer JURECA at FZ-Juelich. |
| Impact | Simulation results have been incorporated into work presented at conferences and in publications. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | I co-organized the Tactile Collider event in our School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On 28th November 2018, I co-organized the Tactile Collider event in our School of Physics and Astronomy. We introduced the physics of particle accelerators and Higgs boson to students who are blind or partially sighted. The event attracted more than 60 students from the local area of Manchester. We received very kind feedback from those students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | I organised and participated the Manchester Science Festival at MOSI |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | I helped organise and participated the Manchester Science Festival at MOSI on 29th October 2017. We received about 1100 school kids and their parents. The key theme was about particle accelerators in Daresbury lab and how these particle accelerators work. I also introduced the LHC and how the plasma accelerators work to the audiences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |