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P: Fachverband Plasmaphysik

P 6: Poster I

P 6.19: Poster

Monday, February 26, 2024, 16:30–18:30, ELP 6: Foyer

Helicon wave physics for the development of a helicon plasma cell for particle-driven wakefield accelerators — •Alf Köhn-Seemann¹, Luis Herrera¹, Oliver Lass², and Peter Manz² — ¹IGVP, University of Stuttgart, Germany — ²Institute of Physics, University of Greifswald, Germany

Plasma wakefield accelerators provide significantly higher gradients in the electric field to accelerate particles than linear particle accelerators, thereby significantly reducing their overall size. High electric fields require high electron plasma densities. Helicon plasma discharges are known to provide the highest electron densities. In this contribution we will give an overview of our newly started DFG-funded project to understand the helicon wave propagation and dissipation in the plasma based on a joint experimental and numerical approach between the University of Stuttgart and the University of Greifswald.