An analytical and experimental investigation of resistojet plumes

As a part of the electrothermal propulsion plume research program at the NASA Lewis Research Center, efforts have been initiated to analytically and experimentally investigate the plumes of resistojet thrusters. The method of G.A. Simons for the prediction of rocket exhaust plumes is developed for the resistojet. Modifications are made to the source flow equations to account for the increased effects of the relatively large nozzle boundary layer. Additionally, preliminary mass flux measurements of a laboratory resistojet using CO2 propellant at 298 K have been obtained with a cryogenically cooled quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). There is qualitative agreement between analysis and experiment, at least in terms of the overall number density shape functions in the forward flux region

Generation of sub-picosecond electron bunches from RF photoinjectors

Abstract In this paper we discuss the possibility to generate sub-picosecond electron bunches directly from a photoinjector by illuminating a photo-cathode in an RF cavity with a phase-locked sub-picosecond laser pulse. In particular, we address all de-bunching effects taking place during acceleration and transport through a photoinjector. We provide analysis of the beam dynamics, as well as the comparison with numerical simulations. The possible performances of the present SATURNUS linac setup are presented, as well as the anticipated capabilities of a multi-cell RF gun structure based on the PWT linac presently in operation at UCLA

Electron beam transfer line design for plasma driven Free Electron Lasers

Plasma driven particle accelerators represent the future of compact accelerating machines and Free Electron Lasers are going to benefit from these new technologies. One of the main issue of this new approach to FEL machines is the design of the transfer line needed to match of the electron-beam with the magnetic undulators. Despite the reduction of the chromaticity of plasma beams is one of the main goals, the target of this line is to be effective even in cases of beams with a considerable value of chromaticity. The method here explained is based on the code GIOTTO [1] that works using a homemade genetic algorithm and that is capable of finding optimal matching line layouts directly using a full 3D tracking code.Comment: 9 Pages, 4 Figures. A related poster was presented at EAAC 201

Measuring Gaussian quantum information and correlations using the Renyi entropy of order 2

We demonstrate that the Renyi-2 entropy provides a natural measure of information for any multimode Gaussian state of quantum harmonic systems, operationally linked to the phase-space Shannon sampling entropy of the Wigner distribution of the state. We prove that, in the Gaussian scenario, such an entropy satisfies the strong subadditivity inequality, a key requirement for quantum information theory. This allows us to define and analyze measures of Gaussian entanglement and more general quantum correlations based on such an entropy, which are shown to satisfy relevant properties such as monogamy.Comment: 6+5 pages, published in PRL. Typo in Eq. (1) correcte

Optical implementation and entanglement distribution in Gaussian valence bond states

We study Gaussian valence bond states of continuous variable systems, obtained as the outputs of projection operations from an ancillary space of M infinitely entangled bonds connecting neighboring sites, applied at each of $N$ sites of an harmonic chain. The entanglement distribution in Gaussian valence bond states can be controlled by varying the input amount of entanglement engineered in a (2M+1)-mode Gaussian state known as the building block, which is isomorphic to the projector applied at a given site. We show how this mechanism can be interpreted in terms of multiple entanglement swapping from the chain of ancillary bonds, through the building blocks. We provide optical schemes to produce bisymmetric three-mode Gaussian building blocks (which correspond to a single bond, M=1), and study the entanglement structure in the output Gaussian valence bond states. The usefulness of such states for quantum communication protocols with continuous variables, like telecloning and teleportation networks, is finally discussed.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures. To appear in Optics and Spectroscopy, special issue for ICQO'2006 (Minsk). This preprint contains extra material with respect to the journal versio

Plasma boosted electron beams for driving Free Electron Lasers

In this paper, we report results of simulations, in the framework of both EuPRAXIA \cite{Walk2017} and EuPRAXIA@SPARC\_LAB \cite{Ferr2017} projects, aimed at delivering a high brightness electron bunch for driving a Free Electron Laser (FEL) by employing a plasma post acceleration scheme. The boosting plasma wave is driven by a tens of \SI{}{\tera\watt} class laser and doubles the energy of an externally injected beam up to \GeV{1}. The injected bunch is simulated starting from a photoinjector, matched to plasma, boosted and finally matched to an undulator, where its ability to produce FEL radiation is verified to yield O(\num{e11}) photons per shot at \nm{2.7}.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure

Quantum SASE FEL with a laser wiggler

Quantum effects in high-gain FELs are ruled by the quantum FEL parameter, \u3c1 = pmcy/hkr, which is the ratio between the momentum spread at saturation and the one photon momentum recoil. It has been shown that when 3c\u3c1 64 1 the spectrum of the emitted radiation changes from the broad continuous and chaotic spectrum of the classical regime to a series of discrete and equally spaced very narrow lines, due to transitions between discrete momentum states. In this paper we show that the quantum regime can be achieved using Kilometers long magnetic wigglers or a laser wiggler. In this paper we state the scaling laws necessary to operate a Quantum SASE FEL in the Angstrom region with a laser wiggler. Specific example is given having in mind a high power Ti: Sa laser wiggler at \u3bb= 0.8 \u3bcm, in construction at LNF-INFN Laboratories, for the SPARC/PLASMON-X project