Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,815 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of a hybrid structure-wakefield accelerator with a plasma photocathode through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic research. Specifically, the funding will allow Radiabeam Technologies to conduct research toward developing an advanced accelerator concept combining a conventional radiofrequency accelerator structure with a plasma wakefield accelerator, using a novel plasma photocathode injection scheme. Progress under this award has the potential to enable future compact high-energy particle accelerators with applications in science, medicine, and industry.
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