Researchers hit milestone in accelerating particles with plasma
Technique is powerful, efficient enough to drive future particle accelerators
Researchers from UCLA and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have shown that a promising technique for accelerating electrons on waves of plasma is efficient enough to power a new generation of shorter, more economical accelerators. This could greatly expand their use in areas such as medicine, national security, industry and high-energy physics research. (more…)