How CERN's wakefield plasma accelerator AWAKE works

A new breed of collider, called plasma wakefield accelerators, can study fundamental physics in new ways by doing something the Large Hadron Collider cannot do: colliding electrons.



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Plasma wakefield accelerators are a relatively new type of particle accelerator that use plasma waves to accelerate electrons to extremely high energies. They have the potential to revolutionize the field of particle physics by allowing scientists to study fundamental physics in new ways.

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CERN is currently planning an upgrade to the LHC, called the High-Luminosity LHC, which will increase the rate of collisions by a factor of ten

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The upgrade is expected to be completed by 2027, and it promises to breathe new life into the field of particle physics, opening up new avenues for exploration and discovery.

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The High-Luminosity LHC will allow physicists to study rare processes and phenomena with unprecedented precision. It will also enable the discovery of new particles and forces that may be hiding in the subatomic realm.

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