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Area of Science:

  • Plasma physics
  • Accelerator physics
  • Laser science

Background:

  • Conventional accelerators are large and costly.
  • Plasma-based accelerators offer compact, high-field acceleration.
  • Free-electron lasers (FELs) require high-quality electron beams for advanced research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate FEL lasing using a compact plasma accelerator.
  • To characterize the quality of electron beams accelerated by plasma.
  • To enable the development of next-generation compact FEL facilities.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a 3-cm particle-beam-driven plasma accelerator.
  • Performed comprehensive six-dimensional phase space characterization of electron beams.
  • Observed amplified infrared radiation over six undulators.

Main Results:

  • Achieved FEL lasing with a compact plasma accelerator.
  • Produced high-quality electron beams comparable to state-of-the-art accelerators.
  • Demonstrated exponential intensity growth of infrared radiation.

Conclusions:

  • This proof-of-principle experiment is a milestone for plasma-based accelerators.
  • Compact plasma accelerators can drive FELs.
  • Enables development of user-oriented, next-generation compact facilities.