AWAKE, The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment at CERN

作者：Gschwendtner E^*; Adli E; Amorim L; Apsimon R; Assmann R; Bachmann A M; Batsch F; Bauche J; Olsen V K Berglyd; Bernardini M; Bingham R; Biskup B; Bohl T; Bracco C; Burrows P N; Burt G; Buttenschoen B; Butterworth A; Caldwell A; Cascella M; Chevallay E; Cipiccia S; Damerau H; Deacon L; Dirksen R; Doebert S; Dorda U; Farmer J; Fedosseev V; Feldbaumer E; Fiorito R; Fonseca R; Friebel F; Gorn A A; Grulke O; Hansen J

来源：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment , 2016, 829: 76-82.

DOI：10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.026

• AWAKE
• Proton driven plasma wakefield acceleration
• Linear accelerators
• Plasma wakefield
• Electron acceleration

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. The AWAKE experiment will be installed in the former CNGS facility and uses the 400 GeV/c proton beam bunches from the SPS. The first experiments will focus on the self-modulation instability of the long (rms similar to 12 cm) proton bunch in the plasma. These experiments are planned for the end of 2016. Later, in 2017/2018, low energy (similar to 15 MeV) electrons will be externally injected into the sample wake fields and be accelerated beyond 1 GeV. The main goals of the experiment will be summarized. A summary of the AWAKE design and construction status will be presented.

• 出版日期2016-9-1