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Researchers Announce Record for Plasma Accelerator Operation

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HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 24, 2020 — A team of researchers at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) has run a laser plasma accelerator for more than a day while continuously producing electron beams. The LUX beamline, jointly operated and developed by DESY and the University of Hamburg, achieved a runtime of 30 hr. “This brings us a big step closer to the steady operation of this innovative particle accelerator technology,” said Andreas R. Maier, who leads the group. During the record-breaking nonstop operation, the physicists accelerated more than 100,000 electron bunches, one every second. With that...Read full article

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    Published: August 2020
    Glossary
    synchrotron
    A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to steer charged particles, typically electrons or positrons, in a closed, circular or elliptical path. The name synchrotron refers to the synchronization of the accelerating electric field with the increasing particle velocity as they move in a circular path. Synchrotrons are powerful tools used in various scientific and industrial applications, particularly in the generation of intense beams of synchrotron radiation. ...
    plasma
    A gas made up of electrons and ions.
    plasma accelerator
    A plasma accelerator is a type of particle accelerator that uses electric fields and magnetic fields to accelerate charged particles, typically electrons or ions, by exploiting the motion of charged plasma, which is a state of matter similar to gas but with a significant fraction of its particles ionized. In a plasma accelerator, a plasma is used as the medium through which particles are accelerated. There are various types of plasma accelerators, including: Laser wakefield accelerators: In...
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