[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Accelerator Seminar today at 14:30

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Wed 2016-01-27 at 14:30

Location:  ISAC II Conf Rm     

Speaker:   Victor Verzilov (TRIUMF)

Title:     Advanced Wakefield Experiment at CERN

Abstract: The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) aims at studying plasma wakefield generation and electron acceleration driven by proton bunches. It is a proof-of-principle R&D experiment at CERN and the world’s first proton driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment in which a 400 GeV/c proton beam will be extracted from the SPS and utilized as drive beam for wakefields in a 10 m long plasma cell to accelerate electrons with amplitudes up to the GV/m level. The first experiments will focus on the self-modulation instability of the long proton bunch in the plasma. These experiments are planned for the end of 2016. Later, in 2017/2018, low energy electrons will be externally injected to sample the wakefields and be accelerated beyond 1 GeV. TRIUMF joined the AWAKE collaboration about a year and a half ago. A summary of the AWAKE design and construction status will be presented. TRIUMF contribution to AWAKE will be reviewed.




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