Steady-State Microbunching in a Storage Ring for Generating Coherent Radiation

Journal Article · Fri Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.105.154801· OSTI ID:21471031

Ratner, Daniel F ^[1]; Chao, Alexander W ^[2]

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1. Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)
2. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309 (United States)

Synchrotrons and storage rings deliver radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum at high repetition rates, and free electron lasers produce radiation pulses with high peak brightness. However, at present few light sources can generate both high repetition rates and high brightness outside the optical range. We propose to create steady-state microbunching (SSMB) in a storage ring to produce coherent radiation at a high repetition rate or in continuous wave mode. In this Letter we describe a general mechanism for producing SSMB and give sample parameters for extreme ultraviolet lithography and submillimeter sources. We also describe a similar arrangement to produce two pulses with variable spacing for pump-probe experiments. With technological advances, SSMB could reach the soft x-ray range (<10 nm).

• OSTI ID: 21471031
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 15; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.154801; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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