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A new type of plasma cell, known as a helicon cell, is being studied for AWAKE. The aim is to generate a greater quantity of plasma in one go
The experiment successfully accelerated electrons with plasma wakefields generated by protons, a world first
Proton beams from the SPS at CERN were used to generate plasma waves upon which the electrons “surfed”
In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the AWAKE collaboration at CERN reports the first ever successful acceleration of electrons using a wave generated by protons zipping through a plasma.
The last components of AWAKE – its electron source, electron beam line and electron spectrometer – have just been installed
The AWAKE experiment has reached an important milestone in the development of a technique that could revolutionise particle accelerator design
The first ever beam has been sent through AWAKE as part of the testing and commissioning of the experiment
CERN's Director General on why the coming years will be crucial for the long-term future of particle physics.
With plasma cell in place, CERN’s AWAKE experiment is one step closer to testing acceleration hundreds of times more powerful than current methods
The proof-of-principle experiment aims to use protons to generate powerful wakefields to accelerate an electron beam
Civil engineering has begun for the new AWAKE experiment, which looks to push the boundaries of particle acceleration