Compact beam transport system for free-electron lasers driven by a laser plasma accelerator

Liu, Tao; Zhang, Tong; Wang, Dong; Huang, Zhirong

doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.020701

Compact beam transport system for free-electron lasers driven by a laser plasma accelerator

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.020701· OSTI ID:1369473

Liu, Tao ^[1]; Zhang, Tong ^[2]; Wang, Dong ^[2]; Huang, Zhirong ^[3]

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (China); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (China)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Utilizing laser-driven plasma accelerators (LPAs) as a high-quality electron beam source is a promising approach to significantly downsize the x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) facility. A multi-GeV LPA beam can be generated in several-centimeter acceleration distance, with a high peak current and a low transverse emittance, which will considerably benefit a compact FEL design. However, the large initial angular divergence and energy spread make it challenging to transport the beam and realize FEL radiation. In this paper, a novel design of beam transport system is proposed to maintain the superior features of the LPA beam and a transverse gradient undulator (TGU) is also adopted as an effective energy spread compensator to generate high-brilliance FEL radiation. As a result, theoretical analysis and numerical simulations are presented based on a demonstration experiment with an electron energy of 380 MeV and a radiation wavelength of 30 nm.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1369473

Journal Information:: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, Journal Name: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 20; ISSN 2469-9888; ISSN PRABCJ

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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