Particle plasma accelerators

Course guarantor:

Miroslav Krůs

Lecturer:

Miroslav Krůs

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

1. Introduction to laser physics and technology, CPA systems

2. Physics of plasma and plasma wave generation

3. Plasma instabilities, beam-plasma interaction

4. Plasma wave evolution

5. Methods of beam injection to plasma wave

6. Ultrashort particle bunch generation

7. Dynamics of bunch in plasma wave

8. Plasma diagnostics and plasma accelerator monitoring

9. Plasma waveguides

10. Plasma charged particle optics

11. Ultrashort bunch diagnostics

12. Handling and transport of ultrashort bunches

13. Application of ultrashort bunches

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Introduction to modern laser plasma accelerator physics and technology, ultrashort bunch generation and transport.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Introduction to modern laser plasma accelerator physics and technology, ultrashort bunch generation and transport.

Study materials:

[1] E. Esarey, C. B. Schroeder, and W. P. Leemans: Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators, Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 1229 (2009)

[2] S. Corde et al.: Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators, Rev. Mod. Phys. 85, 1 (2013)

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Jaderná a částicová fyzika (elective course)