RAPID: Guided Laser Wakefield Acceleration at the ZEUS Laser Facility — NSF Award to University of Maryland, College Park (MD, $20
Particle accelerators are powerful tools used in medicine, manufacturing, and fundamental science, but conventional accelerator facilities are large, expensive, and limited in number. This award advances a promising alternative: laser-driven particle accelerators that can achieve extremely high energies over much short
| Award title | RAPID: Guided Laser Wakefield Acceleration at the ZEUS Laser Facility |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2609819 |
| Awardee | University of Maryland, College Park |
| City | COLLEGE PARK |
| State | MD |
| Amount obligated | $200,000 |
| Principal investigator | Jaron Shrock |
| Program | PLASMA PHYSICS |
| Start date | 02/15/2026 |
| Abstract | Particle accelerators are powerful tools used in medicine, manufacturing, and fundamental science, but conventional accelerator facilities are large, expensive, and limited in number. This award advances a promising alternative: laser-driven particle accelerators that can achieve extremely high energies over much shorter distances by using plasma as the accelerating medium. The award supports the extension of this type of accelerator to unprecedented power and length scales on the highest power |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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