Femtosecond Electron and Photon Pulses Facility in Thailand

Journal Article · Fri Jan 19 04:00:00 EST 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436052· OSTI ID:21043425

Rimjaem, S; Thongbai, C; Jinamoon, V; Kangrang, N; Kusoljariyakul, K; Saisut, J; Vilaithong, T ^[1]; Rhodes, M W; Wichaisirimongkol, P ^[2]

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1. Fast Neutron Research Facility (FNRF), Physics Department, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200 (Thailand)
2. Institute for Science Technology Research and Development, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200 (Thailand)

Femtosecond electron and photon pulses facility has been established as SURIYA project at the Fast Neutron Research Facility (FNRF). Femtosecond electron bunches can be generated from a system consisting of an RF gun with a thermionic cathode, an alpha magnet as an magnetic bunch compressor, and a linear accelerator as a post acceleration section. Femtosecond electron pulses can be used directly or used as a source to produce equally short electromagnetic (EM) radiation pulses via certain kind of radiation production processes. At SURIYA project, we are interested especially in production of radiation in Far-infrared (FIR) regime. At these wavelengths, the radiation from femtosecond electron pulses is emitted coherently resulting in high intensity radiation. Overview of the facility, the generation of femtosecond electron bunches, the theoretical background of coherent transition radiation and the recent experimental results will be presented and discussed in this paper.

• OSTI ID: 21043425
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 879; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATION
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CATHODES
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONS
FAST NEUTRONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MAGNETS
PHOTON EMISSION
PHOTONS
PULSES
THAILAND
TRANSITION RADIATION
WAVELENGTHS