Field Ionization of a Neutral Lithium Vapor using a 28.5 GeV Electron Beam
Abstract
The E164 plasma wakefield experiment studies beam-plasma interactions at the Stanford Linear Acceleration Center (SLAC). A new regime of physics is being explored due to SLAC's recent ability to compress the incoming electron bunch length to 100 microns and smaller. In particular, the higher beam density allows the electric field of an incoming beam to ionize a neutral vapor. The field ionization effects are characterized by the beam's energy loss through a 30cm Lithium vapor column. The preliminary results from the field ionization analysis will be presented.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- October 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003APS..DPPKP1071O