Abstract
Several promising schemes for high-gradient acceleration of charged particles in slab-symmetric electromagnetic structures have been recently proposed. In this paper we investigate, by both computer simulation and theoretical analysis, the longitudinal and transverse wake fields experienced by a relativistic charged particle beam in a planar structure. We show that in the limit of an infinitely wide beam the net deflecting wake fields vanishes. This result is verified in the limit of a large aspect ratio (sheet) beam by finite beam analysis based on a Fourier decomposition of the current profile, as well as a paraxial wave analysis of the wake fields driven by Gaussian profile beams. The Fourier analysis forms the basis of an examination of flute instability in the sheet beam system. Practical implications of this result for beam stability and enhanced current loading in short-wavelength advanced accelerators are discussed.
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