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Nov 9, 2026, 4:26:27 PM (24 hours ago)

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Research/LhARA/Communication/Conferences/2027/ALPA-abstract-GbrLns

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 Laser-driven ion sources offer potential advantages in a range of disciplines, including radiotherapy, but the beams created have a large divergence, creating significant challenges for conventional technologies that often rely on asymmetric focusing and require strong magnetic fields. The Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications (LhARA) proposes the use of a Gabor lens as a symmetric focusing system to capture the laser-driven beam. A Gabor lens uses the electrostatic field of a confined electron plasma to focus positively charged particles. The focusing strength is determined by the electron density and length.
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 Together, these results represent progress towards a stable, sufficiently dense plasma, marking crucial steps in the development of a Gabor lens for the capture and transport of laser-driven ion beams.
 
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+== Summary for display in the program ==
 Laser-driven ion beams have significant potential for future applications in radiobiology and particle therapy, but their large divergence makes efficient capture and transport challenging. A Gabor lens offers a symmetric focusing solution using the electric field of a confined electron plasma. This contribution presents experimental progress at Swansea University in generating and stabilising the plasma required for such a lens, including improvements achieved using oscillating electric fields and a dimple potential. Complementary WarpX simulations support the development of a practical focusing system for applications such as LhARA.