CERN AWAKE experiment beamline

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The CERN AWAKE experiment beamline is a dedicated facility at CERN that studies proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration to develop next-generation high-gradient particle accelerators.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf particle accelerator beamline
research infrastructure
aimsTo achieve GV/m-level accelerating gradients
associatedWith AWAKE collaboration NERFINISHED
beamType proton beam
collaborationType international collaboration infrastructure
commissionedBy CERN NERFINISHED
connectedTo Super Proton Synchrotron NERFINISHED
contains beam dump
beam focusing magnets
beam position monitors
diagnostics section
electron injector line
plasma cell
proton transfer line
vacuum system
country Switzerland
dataOutput beam diagnostics data
dataUsedFor optimization of plasma wakefield acceleration
designedFor high-gradient acceleration studies
designedTo demonstrate proton-driven wakefield acceleration in plasma
enables proton-driven plasma wakefield experiments
fundingSource CERN member states
goal develop next-generation high-gradient particle accelerators
hosts AWAKE Run 1 experiments NERFINISHED
AWAKE Run 2 experiments NERFINISHED
lengthApprox tens of meters
locatedAt CERN Prevessin site NERFINISHED
locatedIn CERN NERFINISHED
monitoredBy control room at CERN
operationalStatus operational
partOf AWAKE experiment NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose study proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration
researchField accelerator physics
particle physics instrumentation
plasma physics
safetySystem interlock system
radiation protection system
scale test facility
secondaryBeamType electron beam
sitedIn former CNGS facility area
supports electron witness beam acceleration
plasma wakefield generation
technologyType plasma wakefield acceleration
uses SPS proton beam
laser ionization system
radio-frequency electron gun
rubidium vapor plasma source

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CERN accelerator complex
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