Argon beam was successfully accelerated in the RAON low energy superconducting linac in May, 2023. Neon and oxygen beams are to be accelerated in 2024 providing beam for the experiment systems.
Observation of ultrafast structural dynamics is very important for elucidating functions and creating new materials. We have been promoting research and development of ultrafast electron microscopes by generating relativistic femtosecond electron beam pulses using radio frequency (RF) accelerator technology. So far, we have fabricated the world's first ultrafast electron microscope using a...
We recently demonstrated generation of very high charge (1+ nC), very high energy (10 GeV) electron bunches from a nanoparticle-assisted laser wakefield accelerator [1]. While the experiment did yield record breaking results, the statistics were quite poor due to the very slow repetition rate of the Texas Petawatt Laser system. We are currently on a campaign to repeat and improve upon these...
