Wakefield Accelerators: The Future of Particle Colliders?

Wakefield accelerators are new to the world of particle colliders, but they are quickly becoming very popular. They allow you to accelerate particles to very high energies in a fraction of the space a normal accelerator would require.

Today we take a deep dive into particle physics to learn about accelerators, wake fields, magnetohydrodynamics, cosmic rays and more.

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[Bareego]

Thanks for displaying an electron as a superposition wave blob and not the usual ball. I liked this a lot !

[thethoughtemporium]

I was originally going to do this as a journal club video but decided it would be more interesting to put a bunch of papers and resources together and tell a more full story. I'll still be doing the single paper journal clubs, but how do you like this version of the series as an occasional addition? Is this something you want to see more of on the non project weeks? Let me know!

Edit: I realize I made a mistake with the LHC's size. As people have pointed out it's 27km in circumference, not diameter. Sorry for the confusion.

[xxportalxx.]

When discovering the Higgs becomes a desktop high school science experiment lol

[judyfps]

This video was posted on my 18th birthday.

“Aggressively powerful laser”?

*styropyro intensifies*

[dennisdecoene]

LHC is 27km in circumference. Not diameter.

[pflernak]

8:14 Desktop sized accelerators with how big a laser attached?

[aVoidPiOverRad]

love your vids <3 you've inspired me to try building a radio telescope^^

[geodeaholicm]

dude, you are an excellent teacher. enjoyed this alot.

[Hyraethian]

I was first introduced to the idea of a wakefield accelerator through the webcomic SMBC Im glad to see that you went into more detail about it. Its a fascinating device.

[joraforever]

I didn't know what caused the corona to be that hot, and everytime i hear about it it was "a mystery", when the answer was that simple, its just a natural particle accelerator that shoots ions into space forming the solar wind.Thank you.

[nickparkin]

I went to fermilab for Saturday Morning Physics for 9 weeks. One hour lecture two hour tour. (I live near fermi) I got to not only see the Tevatron accelerator, but also some new Wakefield accelerators being made. It was incredible. They were about ~80 feet long and a foot and a half in diameter.

[marcomontevechifilho]

I was searching something that clearly explained plasma accelerators for a while before i found this gem. Thanks!

[Struja]

Dude, your channel is criminally undersubscribed. Keep making these videos, you got a new sub now

[christophergerhartz]

Clicked because my hometown is Wakefield. Stayed because good video

[McLainCausey]

Probably the best lay explanation of particle accelerators I've seen. Following!

[ABaumstumpf]

They also have many downsides you should mention.
And they can not replace "traditional" accelerators - that is simply impossible.
Reason? Wakefield accelerators are far less efficient at accelerating heavier particles - the main focus of the LHC.

They certainly will open up new possibilities, but not as a replacement or alternative, but an addition to current technology.

[Treblaine]

Ooooh not the surname Wakefield... a 'Wake Field'. A field caused by a wake.

[alansmithee]

Now make one into a 27km circumference ring.
Peta-electronvolts here we come!

[esecallum]

A laser-driven accelerator engraved in silicon, however, would be easier
to scale up, and multiple components could potentially fit on the same
chip. Byer worked with several other researchers, including Stanford
University electrical engineer Jelena Vuckovic, to produce such a tool.
“What you have to design is the structure that will guide light in the
right way, so light will always provide a kick in the right direction—so
particles are always getting accelerated, ” Vuckovic says. To determine
that structure, her student Neil Sapra used a computer to simulate how
different patterns would interact with incoming electromagnetic waves.
Once they had a design that accelerated the electrons as much as
possible, and always did so in the right direction, the researchers
etched this accelerator into a silicon wafer.

[drrajeevagarwal]

This is my favourite channel and i think it deserves more attention 😬