A 2--4 nm Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) using the SLAC linac

Conference · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10187818

Winick, H; Bane, K; Boyce, R ^[1]

---

1. and others

We describe the use of the SLAC linac to drive a unique, powerful. short wavelength Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Operating as an FEL, lasing would be achieved in a single pass of a high peak current electron beam through a long undulator by self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE). The main components are a high-brightness rf photocathode electron gun; pulse compressors; about 1/5 of the SLAC linac; and a long undulator with a FODO quadrupole focussing system. Using electrons below 8 GeV, the system would operate at wavelengths down to about 3 nm, producing {ge}10 GW peak power in sub-ps pulses. At a 120 Hz rate the average power is {approx} 1 W.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 10187818
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-6185; SLAC/SSRL-0028; CONF-930511-456; ON: DE93041077; TRN: 93:022950
• Resource Relation: Conference: PAC `93: international particle accelerator conference,Washington, DC (United States),17-20 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
X-RAY LASERS
DESIGN
COHERENT RADIATION
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
ELECTRON GUNS
RF SYSTEMS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELECTRON BEAMS
430100
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATION