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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2024-THAA008
TitleTHz-driven acceleration of sub-relativistic electrons in tapered rectangular dielectric-lined waveguides
Authors
  • L. Nix, J. Bradbury, C. Shaw, R. Appleby
    Cockcroft Institute
  • G. Burt, R. Letizia, S. Jamison
    Lancaster University
  • D. Graham, M. Hibberd
    The University of Manchester
AbstractWe have designed a tapered dielectric-lined waveguide for the acceleration of sub-relativistic electron bunches with THz-frequency electromagnetic pulses. We consider an example design based on a commercial 100keV electron gun and a THz generation scheme driven by a mJ-level regenerative amplifier laser system. With a 12μJ THz pulse we simulated acceleration of a 100keV electron bunch to 162keV with very low energy spread. A second example design shows energy doubling from 100keV to 205keV using a 22.5μJ pulse. The former of these two designs has been assembled for experimental testing. We also discuss methods to improve the efficiency of the design process using 1D particle tracking to provide better estimates of the initial geometry before optimization.
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Conference32nd Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC2024)
Series
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Date25-30 Aug 2024
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial BoardKelly Jaje (ANL), Kip Bishofberger (LANL), Ryan Brody (ANL), Gustavo Bruno (ANL), Jan Chrin (PSI), Cathy Eyberger (ANL), Maggie Montes (SLAC), Denise Skiadopoulos (ANL), Ling Wang (MSU/FRIB), Kent Wootton (ANL)
Online ISBN978-3-95450-219-6
Online ISSN2226-0366
Received20 August 2024
Revised29 August 2024
Accepted30 August 2024
Issued23 October 2024
DOI10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2024-THAA008
Pages618-620