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Plasma wakefield acceleration
Charged particles “surf” waves of plasma - a promising technology that could make future particle colliders more compact and affordable.
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Researchers will use FACET-II to develop the plasma wakefield acceleration method, in which researchers send a bunch of very energetic particles through a hot ionized gas, or plasma, creating a plasma wake for a trailing bunch to “surf” on and gain energy.
(Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
