Newswise — Scientists have used a pair of lasers and a supersonic sheet of gas to accelerate electrons to high energies in less than a foot. The development marks a major step forward in laser plasma ...

In a series of breakthroughs, researchers developed a new way to simultaneously create brighter and more energetic electron beams. Using a novel plasma wakefield accelerator and FACET-II’s high-power ...

If one particle accelerator alone is not enough to achieve the desired result, why not combine two accelerators? An international team led by physicists at the Center for Advanced Laser Applications ...

When it comes to making groundbreaking discoveries in particle physics, scientists rely on large particle accelerators to conduct advanced experiments. These powerful machines use long tracks and ...

Twenty-five feet below ground, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory scientist Spencer Gessner opens a large metal picnic basket. This is not your typical picnic basket filled with cheese, bread and ...

If one particle accelerator alone is not enough to achieve the desired result, why not combine two accelerators? Physicists have now implemented this idea. They combined two plasma-based acceleration ...

Laser-plasma electron acceleration harnesses the intense fields generated when an ultra-short, high-intensity laser pulse interacts with a plasma. The rapid displacement of plasma electrons by the ...

Researchers demonstrate that the self-modulation of a proton bunch can be controlled if the protons are preceded by a bunch of relativistic electrons. In conventional particle accelerators, particles ...

Experts at the BELLA Center used dual laser beams focused onto a sheet of gas to reach a milestone energy in laser-driven electron acceleration. Four members of the larger team gathered with the ...