Brief introduction of laser accelerator

Since the world's first accelerator was built, human beings have gradually deepened their understanding of the micro material world, and great achievements have been made in the research of basic physics. Accelerator uses a certain form of electromagnetic field to accelerate charged particles such as electrons, protons or heavy ions. It is an important tool for people to study the deep structure of matter.

Accelerator science usually involves many scientific and technological fields such as microwave, vacuum, precision machining and manufacturing, automatic control, high-performance computing, data transmission and processing, plasma and laser. With the continuous emergence of new technologies and principles in these fields, accelerator science has also achieved continuous development. On the one hand, its research and development have important applications in other disciplines such as biology, material science, solid physics, chemistry, geology, archaeology and so on; On the other hand, it is also widely used in the fields of nuclear fuel detection and tumor treatment.

It can be seen that the development level of accelerator technology is closely related to the national economy and the status and security of the country, and usually becomes an important symbol to measure the comprehensive national strength. Accelerator equipment is generally restricted by large scale, large investment and high operation cost. It usually only exists in a few large national laboratories. Due to the limitation of funds, space and site and the lim...