Compact MHz high repetition rate EUV to soft x-ray free electron laser

This paper proposes a conceptual design for a compact, multi-turn recirculating linear accelerator-based free electron laser that delivers high-brightness, MHz-repetition-rate EUV to soft X-ray pulses within a footprint of less than 100 meters, significantly reducing costs and expanding accessibility for university-scale research while demonstrating that synchrotron radiation effects do not limit beam quality.

Ji QiangWed, 11 Ma🔬 physics.optics

Enhanced Emittance Evaluation using 2D Transverse Phase Space Distributions, High Resolution Image Denoising, and Deep Learning

This paper presents an unsupervised deep-learning framework based on a U-Net architecture that significantly enhances beam emittance evaluation by denoising low-signal images to reconstruct transverse phase-space distributions and detect beam halos with unprecedented resolution, even under challenging non-Gaussian and noisy operating conditions.

Francis René Osswald (IN2P3, UNISTRA), Mohammed Chahbaoui (UNISTRA), Xinyi Liang (SU)Tue, 10 Ma🔬 physics

Arc and Chicane Bunch Compression Schemes for Hard and Soft X-Ray Free Electron Laser Facilities: A Comparison

This paper introduces and compares a new full arc bunch compression scheme against standard four-dipole and five-dipole chicanes, demonstrating that while both the arc and five-dipole methods significantly outperform the standard chicane in reducing emittance dilution and microbunching for hard and soft X-ray FELs, optimal facility design (such as for UK-XFEL) requires the ability to switch between these advanced schemes on a bunch-by-bunch basis.

Adam Dixon, Peter Williams, Sara Thorin, Andrzej Wolski, Alexander Brynes, Tessa Charles, Ian BaileyTue, 10 Ma🔬 physics

Ultra-Sharp Upright Photon Radiotherapy via Low Energy Extended Distance: An Alternative to FLASH for high flux Sources

This study demonstrates that delivering low-energy (2.5 MV) photon beams at an extended source-to-patient distance (4 m) in an upright configuration achieves significantly sharper penumbra, lower surface dose, and higher peak-to-valley ratios in spatially fractionated plans compared to standard 6 MV coplanar radiotherapy, offering a viable alternative to FLASH for high-flux sources.

Lloyd E Kamole Ghomsi, Clinton Gibson, Veng-Jean Heng, Ramish M Ashraf, Lawrie SkinnerTue, 10 Ma🔬 physics.app-ph

Beam-Plasma Collective Oscillations in Intense Charged-Particle Beams: Dielectric Response Theory, Langmuir Wave Dispersion, and Unsupervised Detection via Prometheus

This paper establishes a kinetic field theory for beam-plasma collective oscillations in intermediate-energy charged-particle beams, deriving dispersion relations and critical density thresholds that are validated by a Prometheus beta-VAE analyzing particle-in-cell simulation data to confirm predicted signatures like density-tunable resonances and Friedel oscillations.

Brandon Yee, Wilson Collins, Michael Iofin, Jiayi FuThu, 12 Ma🔬 physics

Slice Emittance Preservation and Focus Control in a Passive Plasma Lens

This paper experimentally demonstrates that passive plasma lenses can preserve free-electron-laser-quality slice emittance while focusing beams two orders of magnitude more strongly than quadrupole magnets, with controllable focal parameters.

J. Björklund Svensson, J. Beinortait\.e, L. Boulton, B. Foster, J. M. Garland, P. González Caminal, M. Huck, H. Jones, A. Kanekar, G. Loisch, J. Osterhoff, F. Peña, S. Schröder, M. Thévenet, S. Wesch, M. Wing, J. C. Wood, R. D'ArcyMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

High-Harmonic Coherent Pulse Generation in a Storage Ring Using Multiple-Echo-Enabled Harmonic Generation

This paper proposes a multiple-echo-enabled harmonic generation (multi-EEHG) scheme that applies successive excitation-echo cycles to a single stored bunch within one revolution, enabling the generation of high-brightness, few-meV coherent X-ray pulses at multiple wavelengths for simultaneous multi-beamline operation in next-generation storage-ring light sources.

Weihang Liu, Yu Zhao, Weilun Qin, Yi Jiao, Xiao Li, Sheng WangMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

A Unified Approach for Coupled Beam Optics in Accelerators

This paper presents a unified framework for coupled beam optics in accelerators that resolves the non-uniqueness of existing parametrizations by identifying a common Sp(2)×Sp(2)Sp(2)\times Sp(2) gauge freedom, thereby introducing bounded, gauge-invariant coupling descriptors and a practical continuity method to ensure consistent mode labeling across different theoretical approaches.

Onur Gilanliogullari, Brahim Mustapha, Pavel Snopok2026-03-05🔬 physics

First Experimental Characterization of Plasma Parameters and Carbon Decontamination Rates in a Microwave Resonator Used in Particle Accelerators

This study presents the first experimental characterization of plasma parameters and carbon decontamination rates in microwave resonators used for particle accelerators, utilizing Langmuir probes and quartz crystal microbalances to optimize the in-situ plasma cleaning of superconducting radio frequency cavities.

Camille Cheney, Gabriel Abi-abboud, Stéphane Béchu + 7 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

From Beam to Bedside: Reinforcing Domestic Supply of 99^{99}Mo/99m^{99m}Tc using Novel High-Current D+ Cyclotrons for Compact Neutron Generation and 99^{99}Mo Production

This paper proposes a novel, decentralized approach to securing the domestic supply of the medical isotope 99^{99}Mo by adapting high-current deuterium cyclotrons, originally designed for neutrino research, to generate sufficient neutrons for isotope production without relying on nuclear reactors or highly enriched uranium.

Jarrett Moon, Daniel Winklehner, Jose Alonso + 3 more2026-03-05🔬 physics