I am a post-doctoral research assistant within the laser-plasma accelerators group. My current research involves studying novel techniques for electron-injection into low-density plasma channels and the production of structures suitable for guiding high-intensity laser pulses over extended distances.
I joined the group in the summer of 2021 following the completion of my PhD where I studied beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration at AWAKE and FLASHForward. During my PhD I investigated the evolution of plasma wakefields over extended timescales with a view to studying and addressing the fundamental physics processes that will limit the achievable repetition-rate of this novel technology.
Research interests
Laser Wakefield Acceleration
Novel particle acceleration techniques
Selected publications
Resonant excitation of plasma waves in a plasma channel
Physical Review Research American Physical Society 6:2 (2024) L022001
All-optical GeV electron bunch generation in a laser-plasma accelerator via truncated-channel injection.
Physical Review Letters American Physical Society 131:24 (2023) 245001
Recovery time of a plasma-wakefield accelerator
Nature Springer Nature 603:7899 (2022) 58-62
Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams American Physical Society 24:1 (2021) 011301