Characterization of plasma sources for plasma-based accelerators
This work is concerned with both theoretical studies and the experimental developments of a plasma device to be used in plasma-based accelerators. In the field of the particle accelerators is growing the interest in the development of compact accelerator machines that also have to be able to exceed the current limits of the conventional accelerator structures. This research activity is leading towards plasma-based devices able to produce accelerating gradients in the GV/m scale.