Author: Caldwell, A.
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WEPZ024 Some Considerations in Realizing a TeV Linear Collider Based on the PDPWA Scheme 2817
 
  • G.X. Xia, A. Caldwell
    MPI-P, München, Germany
  • P. Muggli
    MPI, Muenchen, Germany
 
  Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PDPWA) has recently been proposed as an approach to bring the electron beam to the energy frontier in a single passage of acceleration. Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation shows that a TeV proton bunch, with a bunch intensity of 1011, and a bunch length as short as 100 microns can resonantly excite a large amplitude plasma wakefield and accelerate an externally injected electron bunch to 600 GeV in a single stage of 500 m long plasma. This novel PDPWA scheme may open a new path for designing a TeV linear lepton collider by using the currently available proton drivers. In this paper, we investigate some key issues, e.g. bunch length, centre-of-mass (CoM) energy, luminosity and dephasing in realizing a TeV linear collider based on the PDPWA scheme.  
 
WEPZ031 Accelerator Studies on a Possible Experiment on Proton-driven Plasma Wakefields at CERN 2832
 
  • R.W. Assmann, I. Efthymiopoulos, S.D. Fartoukh, G. Geschonke, B. Goddard, C. Heßler, S. Hillenbrand, M. Meddahi, S. Roesler, F. Zimmermann
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • A. Caldwell, G.X. Xia
    MPI-P, München, Germany
  • P. Muggli
    MPI, Muenchen, Germany
 
  There has been a proposal by Caldwell et al to use proton beams as drivers for high energy linear colliders. An experimental test with CERN's proton beams is being studied. Such a test requires a transfer line for transporting the beam to the experiment, a focusing section for beam delivery into the plasma, the plasma cell and a downstream beam section for measuring the effects from the plasma and safe disposal of the beam. The work done at CERN towards the conceptual layout and design of such a test area is presented. A possible development of such a test area into a CERN test facility for high-gradient acceleration experiments is discussed.