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  • Physics
  • Accelerator Science
  • Plasma Physics

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  • Particle accelerators are crucial tools in natural sciences, enabling research from elementary particle physics to pharmaceutical development.
  • Modern light sources utilize bright, short X-ray pulses to advance various scientific fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential of enhancing X-ray pulse brightness and photon energy from existing third-generation light sources.
  • To explore the use of plasma wakefields for significant improvements in X-ray generation.

Main Methods:

  • A novel numerical study was conducted.
  • Simulations involved undulating electron beams within plasma wakefields, specifically using a two-stage plasma insertion device.
  • A 3 GeV electron beam was utilized in the simulations.

Main Results:

  • A three order of magnitude increase in X-ray brightness was achieved.
  • Over an order of magnitude increase in X-ray photon energy was demonstrated.
  • The process naturally creates radially polarized X-ray pulses and micro-bunches the electron beam.
  • The micro-bunched electron beam showed potential for accelerating a witness electron beam up to 6 GeV.

Conclusions:

  • Existing third-generation light sources can be significantly enhanced using plasma wakefield undulators.
  • This method offers a pathway to dramatically improve X-ray brightness and photon energy for scientific applications.
  • The study also highlights the potential for compact electron acceleration using the generated micro-bunched beams.