Experimental Observation of Proton Bunch Modulation in a Plasma at Varying Plasma Densities
- Submitting institution
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The University of Lancaster
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 279331209
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.054802
- Title of journal
- Physical review letters
- Article number
- 054802
- First page
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- Volume
- 122
- Issue
- 5
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2019
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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111
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work is the only method of making a compact TeV accelerator currently under development. Here we present the world’s first measurement of the modulation of a proton beam travelling in a plasma due to a relativistic ionisation front created by a laser. There has been significant media attention (Nature, the Guardian, New Scientist etc https://www.theguardian.com/science/life-and-physics/2017/jan/08/a-new-cern-experiment-targets-even-higher-energies-eventually, https://www.newscientist.com/article/2178158-cerns-mini-particle-accelerator-could-finally-smash-apart-electrons/) and the collaboration have had invited talks at the main accelerator conference IPAC in 2017 and 2018. AWAKE was supported by STFC grants ST/R002347/1 and Cockcroft Core Grant ST/G008248/1.
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- Non-English
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