Studies of a slow space charge wave collective ion accelerator

As stated previously the Cornell slow space charge wave accelerator study has now reached the point where all of the required elements to test the scientific feasibility have been tested, albeit not simultaneously for each of the required parameters. The recent results on the soliton wave velocity are especially encouraging in that they suggest there may be that a substantial relaxation in the requirements for an injector into the wave accelerator. Present data suggests that a reduction in the wave velocity may have been observed. With the current development of the phase velocity measurement techniques giving results on a single shot time resolved basis we now have the techniques needed to explore this effect further. Future work will be devoted to the study of wave amplitude effects on the phase velocity and on attempting to achieve proton trapping in the space charge wave train.