Advanced-Accelerator Concepts
Principal Investigator: Philippe Piot, Ph.D., Department of Physics.
This project investigates novel particle-accelerator concepts – including high-gradient particle acceleration, cold electron sources, and beam manipulation – that could support the realization of very compact particle accelerators with application ranging from Fundamental science, medicine and Industry.
The Gaea cluster supports the exploration of beam-driven particle acceleration techniques capable of achieving very high accelerating field in the GigaElectronVolt-per-meter range, i.e. two orders of magnitude higher than conventional accelerators. Gaea also enables the investigation of ultra-cold electron source capable of producing high-quality electron beams for free-electron-laser and ultra-fast electron diffraction applications. The cluster is also use to examine possible applications of electron beam to produce high-energy photon beams by colliding with intense laser pulses.
Our group make extensive use of software from the and suite of software available from the . We also develop our own software when needed.
More info on our research can be found on the Advanced Accelerator R&D (AARD) website.
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Electromagnetic Field Produced by an Electron Beam in a Dielectric-Lined Waveguide.
