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Correlations between X-rays, visible light and drive-beam energy loss observed in plasma wakefield acceleration experiments at FACET-II

Part of: Laser and Plasma Accelerators 2023

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2024

Chaojie Zhang Open the ORCID record for Chaojie Zhang [Opens in a new window] ,
Doug Storey Open the ORCID record for Doug Storey [Opens in a new window] ,
Pablo San Miguel Claveria Open the ORCID record for Pablo San Miguel Claveria [Opens in a new window] ,
Zan Nie Open the ORCID record for Zan Nie [Opens in a new window] ,
Ken A. Marsh ,
Warren B. Mori ,
Erik Adli Open the ORCID record for Erik Adli [Opens in a new window] ,
Weiming An Open the ORCID record for Weiming An [Opens in a new window] ,
Robert Ariniello Open the ORCID record for Robert Ariniello [Opens in a new window]  and
Gevy J. Cao
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Chaojie Zhang*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Doug Storey
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Pablo San Miguel Claveria
Affiliation:
LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91762 Palaiseau, France GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusao Nuclear, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Zan Nie
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Ken A. Marsh
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Warren B. Mori
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Erik Adli
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway
Weiming An
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China Institute for Frontiers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 102206, PR China
Robert Ariniello
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Gevy J. Cao
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway
Christine Clark
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Sebastien Corde
Affiliation:
LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91762 Palaiseau, France
Thamine Dalichaouch
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Christopher E. Doss
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Claudio Emma
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Henrik Ekerfelt
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Elias Gerstmayr
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Stanford Pulse Institute, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA 94305, USA
Spencer Gessner
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Claire Hansel
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Alexander Knetsch
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91762 Palaiseau, France
Valentina Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Fei Li
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
Mike Litos
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Brendan O'Shea
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Glen White
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Gerry Yocky
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Viktoriia Zakharova
Affiliation:
LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91762 Palaiseau, France
Mark Hogan
Affiliation:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Chan Joshi
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study documents several correlations observed during the first run of the plasma wakefield acceleration experiment E300 conducted at FACET-II, using a single drive electron bunch. The established correlations include those between the measured maximum energy loss of the drive electron beam and the integrated betatron X-ray signal, the calculated total beam energy deposited in the plasma and the integrated X-ray signal, among three visible light emission measuring cameras and between the visible plasma light and X-ray signal. The integrated X-ray signal correlates almost linearly with both the maximum energy loss of the drive beam and the energy deposited into the plasma, demonstrating its usability as a measure of energy transfer from the drive beam to the plasma. Visible plasma light is found to be a useful indicator of the presence of a wake at three locations that overall are two metres apart. Despite the complex dynamics and vastly different time scales, the X-ray radiation from the drive bunch and visible light emission from the plasma may prove to be effective non-invasive diagnostics for monitoring the energy transfer from the beam to the plasma in future high-repetition-rate experiments.

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intense particle beamsplasma diagnosticsplasma waves
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 90 , Issue 4 , August 2024 , 965900401
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