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Controlling the plasma waves in AWAKE
Scientists from the AWAKE collaboration have found a new way to control the waves that propel the electrons in a plasma accelerator. This...
Jul 21, 2022


Mini particle accelerator a step closer to being realised
Mini particle accelerators are a step closer to being realised after a new study co-led by UCL researchers showed it would be possible to...
Mar 18, 2022


AWAKE gears up for its Second Run
CERN’s Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) proved an excellent opportunity for the Advanced Wakefield (AWAKE) experiment to consolidate its plans and...
Sep 22, 2021


New results from AWAKE: Manipulation of Proton Bunch Self Modulation using Plasma Density Gradient
The Advanced WAKEfield Experiment (AWAKE) is a proton-driven plasma wakefield experiment at CERN. It uses 400 GeV protons from CERN’s...
Jan 5, 2021


News of breakthroughs from the AWAKE Experiment at CERN
Breakthrough results from the AWAKE project have just been published in the prestigious scientific journal ‘Physical Review Letters’,...
Feb 17, 2019
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