Development of a nonlinear plasma lens for achromatic beam transport

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel nonlinear plasma lens design using the Hall effect for achromatic electron beam transport, supported by simulations and experimental testing at CERN.

Contribution

It introduces a new nonlinear active plasma lens concept based on Hall effect, with a practical design and initial experimental validation.

Findings

Design based on 1D-hydrodynamic simulations

Manufactured plasma lens prototype

Experimental characterization underway at CERN

Abstract

We introduce the new idea of a nonlinear active plasma lens, as part of a larger transport lattice for achromatic electron beam transport. The proposed implementation is based on using the Hall effect in a plasma and is motivated by 1D-hydrodynamic simulations. The manufactured design is presented, including its undergoing experimental characterisation on the CLEAR beam-line at CERN.