https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-026-08020-w
Regular Article
Effect of synchrotron radiation on staged plasma wakefield accelerators
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INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 54, 00044, Frascati, Italy
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, 94025, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Received:
5
January
2026
Accepted:
26
June
2026
Published online:
6
July
2026
Abstract
In a staged, beam-driven, plasma wakefield accelerator, electrons are accelerated in a sequence of plasma stages, each powered by a new driver electron bunch. Between each stage, a magnetic chicane is used to dispose of the spent driver and to inject the new fresh one, while transporting the witness bunch. We discuss the effect of synchrotron radiation in the interstage sections on the accelerating gradient and on the final energy reach of such a machine.
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