Development of compact laser accelerators

激光尾流场加速器有望成为下一代粒子加速器。一个高强度的激光脉冲产生一个大振幅的等离子体波，它可以以比传统加速器快几千倍的速度加速粒子。除了使下一代高能物理直线加速器成为可能外，这种类型的加速器还可以在技术和科学方面有一系列其他应用。这个学生将在布莱克特实验室的地下室里研究一种能够产生100兆电子伏能量范围的电子束的紧凑型系统的发展。该系统将在许多应用中进行测试，包括产生高能粒子和用于强辐射和其他光源应用的驱动器。

Laser wakefield accelerators have the prospect to become the next generation of particle accelerators. A high intensity laser pulse generates a large amplitude plasma wave, which can accelerate particles at a rate more than thousands of times faster than conventional accelerators. As well as making the next generation of linear accelerator for high energy physics possible, this type of accelerator can have a range of other applications in technology and science. This studentship will investigate the development of a compact system that can generate electron beams in the 100's MeV energy range in the basement of the Blackett Laboratory. This system would be tested for a number of applications including generation of high energy particles and a driver for intense radiation and other light source applications.