Luminosity enhancement by a self-ionized plasma in e+e- collisions
Journal
Physical Review E
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
4
Pages
3022-3029
Date Issued
1993
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Abstract
We employ a two-dimensional particle-in-cell code to investigate the focusing of relativistic charged-particle beams in plasmas. The intense electric fields generated by electron and positron beams in high-energy physics experiments can ionize a gas into a plasma which will then focus the beams. This self-ionization mechanism will enhance the luminosity in e+e- collisions by implementing a plasma lens in the interaction region. We investigate the dependences of the luminosity enhancement on the plasma lens thickness and plasma density. The application of plasma lens focusing to the Stanford Linear Collider is discussed. © 1993 The American Physical Society.
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