Advanced Accelerator Concepts

Presentations

• The power of plasma: Extending the energy frontier and democratizing X-ray lasers

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:42 AM

  Publication: 1. C. Hansel, et al., "Three Dimensional Theory of the Ion Channel Laser", arXiv:2509.20995 (2025)
  
  2. R. Ariniello, V. Lee, M. D. Litos, "Demonstration of a tandem lens for producing shaped laser-ionized plasmas for plasma wakefield acceleration", arXiv:2509.01747 (2025)
  
  3. V. Lee, et al., "Precision alignment and tolerance of a plasma wakefield accelerator in a laser-ionized plasma source", arXiv:2508.16864 (2025)
  
  4. V. Lee, et al., "Temporal evolution of the light emitted by a thin, laser-ionized plasma source", Phys. Plasmas 31, 013104 (2024)
  
  5. C. Doss, et al., "Underdense Plasma Lens with a Transverse Density Gradient", Physical Review Accellerators and Beams 26, 031302 (2023)
  
  6. R. Ariniello, C. E. Doss, V. Lee, C. Hansel, J. R. Cary, and M. D. Litos, "Chromatic Dynamics of an Electron Beam in a Plasma Based Accelerator", Physical Review Research 4, 043120 (2022)
  
  7. K. Hunt-Stone, R. Ariniello, C. E. Doss, J. R. Cary, and M. D. Litos, "Electro-optic sampling beam position monitor for relativistic electron beams", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A 999, 165210 (2021)
  
  8. C. Doss, et al., "Laser-ionized, beam-driven, underdense, passive thin plasma lens", Physical Re- view Accelerators and Beams 22, 111001 (2019)
  
  9. M. Litos, R. Ariniello, C. Doss, K. Hunt-Stone, and J. R. Cary, "Beam emittance preservation us- ing Gaussian density ramps in a beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator", Philosophical Trans- actions of the Royal Society A 377, 20180181 (2019)
  
  10. R. Ariniello, C. Doss, K. Hunt-Stone, J. R. Cary, and M. Litos, "Transverse beam dynamics in a plasma density ramp", Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 22, 041304 (2019)
  
  11. M. Litos, R. Ariniello, C. Doss, K. Hunt-Stone, and J. R. Cary, "Experimental Opportunities for the Ion Channel Laser", Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (2018)

  Presenters

  • Michael Litos

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Michael Litos

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Valentina Lee

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Elena Ros

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Shutang Meng

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Claire Hansel

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Benjamin Braun

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• FACET-II: High-energy high-intensity electron beams for experimental science

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 17, 2026, 10:42 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Brendan O'Shea

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Authors

  • Brendan O'Shea

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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• Electro-Optic Sampling Beam Positioning Monitor for relativistic electron beams

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 10:54 AM – March 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

  Publication: E. L. Ros, M. L. Litos, A. Knetsch, B. O'Shea, C. Hansel, D. Matteo, G. Andonian, M. Hogan, R. Ariniello, S. Meng, T. Hodgetts and V. Lee, "Electro-optic sampling beam positioning monitor for relativistic electron beams," in Proc. NAPAC'25, Sacramento, CA, August 2025, pp.331-334, 10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2025-TUCN02.
  
  T. Hodgetts, L. Amoudry, G. Andonian, C. Hansel, A. Knetsch, M. Litos, D. Matteo, E. Ros, "Compact 3D electro-optic sampling beam position monitor", in Proc. NAPAC'25, Sacramento, CA, August 2025, pp. 96-97, 10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2025-MOP021.
  
  Planned Papers:
  - Experimental results of Electro Optic Sampling Beam Positioning Monitor Prototype
  - Experimental results of Electro Optic Sampling Beam Positioning

  Presenters

  • Elena Ros

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Elena Ros

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Michael Litos

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Claire Hansel

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Shutang Meng

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Valentina Lee

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Alexander Knetsch

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Brendan O'Shea

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Mark Hogan

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Robert Ariniello

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Junzhi Wang

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Daniel Matteo

    • Radiabeam

  • Gerard Andonian

    • Radiabeam

  • Tara Hodgetts

    • Radiabeam

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• Measuring the Density Profile of a Plasma Wakefield Accelerator using Femtosecond Interferometry

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 11:06 AM – March 17, 2026, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Braun

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Benjamin Braun

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Michael Litos

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Valentina Lee

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Elena Ros

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Shutang Meng

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Claudio Giavalisco

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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• Experimental Demonstration of Multi-Joule Energy Transfer, Total Charge Capture, and Positron-Compatible Wakefields in Laser-Ionized Plasma Channels

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 11:18 AM – March 17, 2026, 11:30 AM

  Publication: Lee, Valentina, et al. "Precision alignment and tolerance of a plasma wakefield accelerator in a laser-ionized plasma source." arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.16864 (2025).
  Ariniello, R., V. Lee, and M. D. Litos. "Demonstration of a tandem lens for producing shaped laser-ionized plasmas for plasma wakefield acceleration." arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.01747 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Valentina Lee Capan

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Valentina Lee Capan

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Douglas Storey

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Robert Ariniello

    • Xcimer Energy

  • Sebastien Corde

    • LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

  • Claudio Emma

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Spencer Gessner

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Mark Hogan

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Alexander Knetsch

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Nathan Majernik

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Brendan O'Shea

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Michael Litos

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Passive Plasma Lens Experiments at FACET-II

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 11:30 AM – March 17, 2026, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Shutang Meng

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Shutang Meng

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Robert Ariniello

    • Xcimer Energy

  • Sebastien Corde

    • LOA, ENSTA Paris, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

  • Christopher Doss

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Thamine Dalichaouch

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Claudio Emma

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Spencer Gessner

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Claire Hansel

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Mark Hogan

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Chandrashekhar Joshi

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Alexander Knetsch

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Valentina Lee

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Nathan Majernik

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Kenneth Marsh

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Brendan O'Shea

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Elena Ros

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Douglas Storey

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Chaojie Zhang

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Michael Litos

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Plasma-based compression of electron beams

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 11:42 AM – March 17, 2026, 11:54 AM

  Publication: Longitudinal dynamics of extreme plasma-based compression of electron beams (submitted to Physical Review Accelerators and Beams), Generation of Extremely Chirped Electron Beams from a GeV-class Plasma Wakefield Accelerator (planned)

  Presenters

  • Kelly Swanson

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Authors

  • Kelly Swanson

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Rafi Hessami

    • Stanford University

  • Kirk Larson

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Agostino Marinelli

    • SLAC National Laboratory

  • Mark Hogan

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Brendan O'Shea

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Claudio Emma

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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• Experimental Design and First Results from the Plasma-Driven Attosecond X-Ray Experiment at FACET-II

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 11:54 AM – March 17, 2026, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Rafi Hessami

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Rafi Hessami

    • Stanford University

  • Kelly Swanson

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Claudio Emma

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Kirk Larsen

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • River Robles

    • Stanford University

  • Jenny Morgan

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Agostino Marinelli

    • SLAC National Laboratory

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