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High-Intensity Tunable Light by Frequency Upshifting in Plasma Waves — NSF Award to Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Ar

Substantial progress has been made over the last several decades using particle beams or high-power lasers, such as the NSF ZEUS facility, to harness waves in plasma to build a new compact type of particle accelerator. Plasma wakefield particle accelerators promise to reduce mile-scale accelerator facilities to the siz

Award titleHigh-Intensity Tunable Light by Frequency Upshifting in Plasma Waves
Award ID2512014
AwardeeRegents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
CityANN ARBOR
StateMI
Amount obligated$640,000
Principal investigatorAlexander Thomas
ProgramPLASMA PHYSICS
Start date06/15/2025
AbstractSubstantial progress has been made over the last several decades using particle beams or high-power lasers, such as the NSF ZEUS facility, to harness waves in plasma to build a new compact type of particle accelerator. Plasma wakefield particle accelerators promise to reduce mile-scale accelerator facilities to the size of a tabletop to provide x-rays for imaging viruses, diagnosing new materials, and for nuclear security applications. The goal of this project is to study the potential for these
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