Drive bunch (laser or electron) excites a longitudinal plasma wave with GV/m-scale fields — ~1000× higher than RF cavities — accelerating a trailing witness bunch. Front-edge of compact-accelerator research.
Drive bunch (laser or electron) excites a longitudinal plasma wave with GV/m-scale fields — ~1000× higher than RF cavities — accelerating a trailing witness bunch. Front-edge of compact-accelerator research.