2022

Peer Reviewed:

1. L. Kiani, T. Zhou, S.-W. Bahk, J, Bromage, D. Bruhwiler, E. M. Campbell, Z. Chang, E. Chowdhury, M. Downer, Q. Du, E. Esarey, A. Galvanauskas, T. Galvin, C. Hafner, D. Hoffmann, C. Joshi, M. Kanskar, W. Lu, C. Menoni, M. Messerly, S. B. Mirov, M. Palmer, I. Pogorelsky, M. Polyanskiy, E. Power, B. Reagan, J. Rocca, J. Rothenberg, B. E. Schmidt, E. Sistrunk, T. Spinka, S. Tochitsky, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, J. van Tilborg, R. Wilcox, J. Zuegel, C. G. R. Geddes, “High average power ultrafast laser technologies for driving future advanced accelerators“, arXiv:2204.10774 [physics.acc-ph] (2022); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2204.10774
2. J. Power, C. Clarke, M. Downer, E. Esarey, C. G. R. Geddes, M. J. Hogan, G. H. Hoffstaetter, C. Jing, S. Nagaitsev, M. Palmer, P. Piot, C. Schroeder, D. Umstadter, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, A. Valishev, L. Willingale, V. Yakimenko, “Beam Test Facilities for R&D in Accelerator Science and Technologies“,arXiv:2203.11290 [physics.acc-ph] (2022); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.11290
3. C. Benedetti, S. S. Bulanov, E. Esarey, C. G. R. Geddes A. J. Gonsalves, P. M. Jacobs, S. Knapen, B. Nachman, K. Nakamura, S. Pagan Griso, C. B. Schroeder, D. Terzani, J. van Tilborg, M. Turner, W.-M. Yao, R. Bernstein, V. Shiltsev, S. J. Gessner, M. J. Hogan, T. Nelson, C. Jing, I. Low, X. Lu, R. Yoshida, C. Lee, P. Meade, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, P. Muggli, P. Musumeci, M. Palmer, E. Prebys, L. Visinelli, C. A. Aidala, A. G. R. Thomas, “Whitepaper submitted to Snowmass21: Advanced accelerator linear collider demonstration facility at intermediate energy”, arXiv:2203.08425 [physics.acc-ph] (2022); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.08425
4. M. Fuchs, B. A. Shadwick, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, A. G. R. Thomas, G. Andonian, M. Büscher, A. Lehrach, O. Apsimon, G. Xia, D. Filippetto, C. B. Schroeder, M. C. Downer, “Snowmass Whitepaper AF6: Plasma-Based Particle Sources”, arXiv:2203.08379 [physics.acc-ph] (2022); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.08379
5. C. Benedetti, S. S. Bulanov, E. Esarey, C. G. R. Geddes, A. J. Gonsalves, A. Huebl, R. Lehe, K. Nakamura, C. B. Schroeder, D. Terzani, J. van Tilborg, M. Turner, J.-L. Vay, T. Zhou, F. Albert, J. Bromage, E. M. Campbell, D. H. Froula, J. P. Palastro, J. Zuegel, D. Bruhwiler, N. M. Cook, B. Cros, M. C. Downer, M. Fuchs, B. A. Shadwick, S. J. Gessner, M. J. Hogan, S. M. Hooker, C. Jing, K. Krushelnick, A. G. R. Thomas, W. P. Leemans, A. R. Maier, J. Osterhoff, K. Poder, M. Thevenet, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, H. M. Milchberg, M. Palmer, J. G. Power, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, “Linear colliders based on laser-plasma accelerators“, arXiv:2203.08366 [physics.acc-ph](2022); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.08366

Conference Proceedings:

1. I. V. Pogorelsky†, M. Babzien, M. Fedurin, R. Kupfer, M. N. Polyanskiy and M. A. Palmer, N. Vafai-Najafabadi, “Fulfilling the mission of Brookhaven ATF as a DOE’s flagship user facility in accelerator stewardship, Proceedings of 2022 North American Particle Accelerator Conference (NAPAC) (2022); Submitted.

Thesis:

1. N. Maznella, “Development of methods for modeling the interactions of plasma wakefields with a realistic 3D electron probe.” Bachelor’s Thesis, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY  (2022); Link

 

2021

Peer Reviewed:

1. Prabhat Kumar, Kwangmin Yu, Rafal Zgadzaj, Michael Downer, Irina Petrushina, Roman Samulyak, Vladimir Litvinenko, and Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi, “Evolution of the self-injection process in the transition of an LWFA from self-modulation to blowout regime”, Physics of Plasmas, 28, 013102 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0027167
2. Mikhail Polyanskiy, Igor V. Pogorelsky, Marcus Babzien, Rotem Kupfer, Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi and Mark A. Palmer, “High-Peak-Power Long-Wave Infrared Lasers with CO2 Amplifiers” , Photonics, 8(4), 101 (2021); https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8040101

Conference Proceedings:

1. J. Yan, A. Farrell, L. D. Amorim, and N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, “Analytical Solution to Electron Beam Envelope Evolution in a Plasma Wakefield”, Proceedings of the Advanced Accelerator Concepts Seminar Series 2020, arXiv:2107.00119 [physics.acc-ph] (2021)

Thesis:

1. M. Petrusky, “Picturing Plasma: Studying the simulated transverse probing os laser wakefield accelerators”, Bachelor’s Thesis, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY  (2021); Link
2. S. Stoller, “Generating plasma channels with controllable characteristics via the flying focus method“, Bachelor’s Thesis, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY  (2021); Link

 

2020

Peer Reviewed:

1. Tanner Simpson, D. Ramsey, P. Franke, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, D. Turnbull, D. H. Froula, and J. P. Palastro, Nonlinear Spatiotemporal Control of Laser Intensity, Optics Express, 28, 38516-38526 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.411011; arXiv:2009.11783 [physics.optics]

Thesis:

1. R. Patil, “Design of a Permanent Magnet Chicane to Compress Electron Beams for LWFA Experiments at BNL”, Master of Arts Thesis, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY (2020).
2.  A. Farrell. “Simulating beam induced ionization-injection in plasma wakefield accelerators”, Bachelor’s Thesis, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY (2020); Link

 

2019

Peer Reviewed:

1. C. E. Doss, E. Adli, R. Ariniello, J. Cary, S. Corde, B. Hidding, M. J. Hogan, K. Hunt-Stone, C. Joshi, K. A. Marsh, J. B. Rosenzweig, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, V. Yakimenko, and M. Litos. Laser-ionized, beam-driven, underdense, passive thin plasma lens. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 22, 111001 (2019)
2. L. D. Amorim, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, C. Emma, C. I. Clarke, S. Z. Green, D. Storey, G. White, B. O’Shea, M. J. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, M. D. Litos, G. Raj, O. Kononenko, P. San Miguel Claveria, S. Corde, S. Gessner, X. Xu, K. A. Marsh, C. E. Clayton, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, E. Adli. Shaping trailing beams for beam loading via beam-induced ionization injection at FACET. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 22, 111303 (2019)
3. L. D. Amorim, and N. Vafaei-Najafabadi. Ionization injection of “inception” beams in plasma wakefield accelerators. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 61, 105015 (2019)
4. P. Kumar, K. Yu, R. Zgadzaj, L. D. Amorim, M. C. Downer, J. Welch, V. N. Litvinenko, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, and R. Samulyak. Simulation study of CO2 laser-plasma interactions and self-modulated wakefield acceleration. Physics of Plasmas  26, 083106 (2019) (Editor’s Suggestion)
5. N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, L. D. Amorim, E. Adli, W. An, C. I. Clarke, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, S. Gessner, S.Z. Green, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, O. Kononenko, C. A. Lindstrøm, M. Litos, W. Lu, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori, P. San Miguel Claveria, B. O’Shea, G. Raj, D. Storey, G. White, Xinlu Xu, and V. Yakimenko. Producing Multi-Colored Bunches Through Beam-Induced Ionization Injection in PWFA. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 377, 20180184 (2019).
6. P. San Miguel Claveria, E. Adli, L. D. Amorim, W. An, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, S. Gessner, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, O. Kononenko, M. Litos, W. Lu, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori, B. O’Shea, G. Raj, D. Storey, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, G. White, Xinlu Xu, and V. Yakimenko. Betatron radiation and emittance growth in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 377, 20180173 (2019)

Report

1. Report of the Accelerator Test Facility Science Planning Workshop, Edited by N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, M. C. Downer, D. Sutter, G. Andonian, A. Sahai. Link

2018

Peer Reviewed:

1. C. Joshi, E. Adli, W. An., C.E. Clayton, S. Corde, S. Gessner, M.J. Hogan, M. Litos, W. Lu, K.A. Marsh, W.B. Mori, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, B. O’Shea, X. Xu, G. White, and V. Yakimenko. Plasma wakefield acceleration experiments at FACET II. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 60, 034001 (2018).
2. C. A. Lindstrøm, E. Adli, J.M. Allen, W. An, C. Beekman, C.I. Clarke, C.E. Clayton, S. Corde, A. Doche, J. Frederico, S.J. Gessner, S.Z. Green, M.J. Hogan, C. Joshi, M. Litos, W. Lu, K.A. Marsh, W.B. Mori, B.D. O’Shea, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, and V. Yakimenko. Measurement of transverse wakefields induced by a misaligned positron bunch in a hollow channel plasma accelerator. Physical Review Letters, 120, 124802 (2018).

Conference Proceedings:

1. B. D. O’Shea and N. Vafaei-Naiafabadi, “Summary of Working Group 4: Beam-driven Acceleration,” 2018 IEEE Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (AAC), 2018, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/AAC.2018.8659423.
2. D. Amorim and N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, “Narrow “Inception” Beams Generated in FACET Beam-Driven Wakefield Accelerator Setups,” 2018 IEEE Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (AAC), pp. 1-5 (2018) doi: 10.1109/AAC.2018.8659382.
3. Yan et al., “Investigating Instabilities of Long, Intense Laser Pulses in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators,” 2018 IEEE Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (AAC), pp. 1-5 (2018); doi: 10.1109/AAC.2018.8659421.

2017

1. J. L. Shaw, N. Lemos, L.D. Amorim, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, K.A. Marsh, F.S. Tsung, W.B. Mori, C. Joshi. Role of direct laser accelerations of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator with ionization injection. Physical Review Letters, 118, 064801 (2017).
2. A. Doche, C. Beekman, S. Corde, J.M. Allen, C.I. Clarke, J. Frederico, S.J. Gessner, S.Z. Green, M.J. Hogan, M.D Litos, B. O’Shea, V. Yakimenko, W. An, C.E. Clayton, C. Joshi, K.A. Marsh, W.B. Mori, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, E. Adli, C.A. Lindstrom, W. Lu. Acceleration of a trailing positron bunch in a plasma wakefield accelerator, Nature: Scientific Reports, 7, 14180 (2017)

2016

1. Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Marsh, K.A., Clayton, C.E., An, W., Mori, W.B., Joshi, C., Lu, W., Adli, E., Corde, S., Clarke, C.I., Litos, M., Green, S., Gessner, S., Frederico, J., Fisher, A.S., Wu, Z., Walz, D., Hogan, M.J. (2016) Limitation on the accelerating gradient of a wakefield excited by an ultra-relativistic electron beam in rubidium plasma. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 19, 101303.
2. Shaw, J.L., Lemos, N., Amorim, L.D., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Marsh, K.A., Tsung, F.S., Mori, W.B., Joshi, C., Role of direct laser accelerations of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator with ionization injection. (submitted to Physical Review Letters).
3. Clayton, C. E., Adli, E., Allen, J., An, W., Clarke, C. I., Corde, S., Frederico, J., Gessner, S., Green, S. Z., Hogan, M. J., Joshi, C., Litos, M., Lu, W., Marsh, K. A., Mori, W. B., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Xu X., Yakimenko, V. (2016). Self-mapping the longitudinal field structure of a nonlinear plasma accelerator cavity. Nature Communications, 7, 12483.
4. Corde, S., Adli, E., Allen, J. M., An, W., Clarke, C. I., Clausse, B., Clayton, C. E., Delahaye, J. P., Frederico, J., Gessner, S., Green, S. Z., Hogan, M. J., Joshi, C., Litos, M., Lu, W., Marsh, K. A., Mori, W. B., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Walz D., Yakimenko, V. (2016) High-field plasma acceleration in a high-ionization-potential gas. Nature Communications, 7, 11898.
5. Adli, E., Lidstrøm, C.A., Allen, J., Clarke, C.I., Frederico, J., Gessner, S.J., Green, S.Z., Hogan, M.J., Litos, M.D., O’Shea, B., Yakimenko, V., An, W., Clayton, C.E., Marsh, K.A., Mori, W.B., Joshi, C., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Corde, S., Lu, W., Long-range attraction of an ultrarelativistic electron beam by a column of neutral plasma. (Submitted to the New Journal of Physics).
6. Corde, S., Adli, E., Allen, J. M., An, W., Clarke, C. I., Clayton, C. E., Delahaye, J., Frederico, J., Gessner, S., Green, S., Hogan, M., Joshi, C., Lipkowitz, N., Litos, M., Lu, W., Marsh, K., Mori, W., Schmeltz, M., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Walz, D., Yakimenko, V., Yocky, G. (2015). Multi-gigaelectronvolt acceleration of positrons in a self-loaded plasma wakefield. Nature, 524(7566), 442–445.
7. Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., An, W., Clayton, C. E., Joshi, C., Marsh, K. A., Mori, W. B., Welch, E. C., Lu, W., Adli, A., Allen, J., Clarke, C. I., Corde, S., Frederico, J., Gessner, S. J., Green, S. Z., Hogan, M. J., Litos, M. D., Yakimenko, V. (2016) Evidence for high-energy and low-emittance electron beams using ionization injection of charge in a plasma wakefield accelerator Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 58, 034009.
8. Litos, M., Adli, E., Allen, J., An, W., Clarke, C. I., Corde, S., Clayton, C. E., Frederico, J., Gessner, S., Green, S., Hogan, M., Joshi, C., Lu, W., Marsh, K. A., Mori, W. B., Schmeltz, M., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Yakimenko, V. (2016) 9 GeV energy gain in a beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 58, 034017.
9. Gessner, S., Adli, E., Allen, J. M., An, W., Clarke, C. I., Clayton, C. E., Corde, S., Delahaye, J. P., Frederico, J., Green, S. Z., Hast, C., Hogan, M. J., Joshi, C., Lindstrom, C. A., Lipkowitz, N., Litos, M., Lu, W., Marsh, K. A., Mori, W. B., O’Shea, B., Vafaei-Najafabadi, N., Walz, D., Yakimenko, V., Yocky, G., Demonstration of a positron beam-driven hollow channel plasma wakefield accelerator. Nature Communications, 7, 11785.