Design optimization and transverse coherence analysis for an x-ray free electron laser driven by SLAC LINAC

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:238864

Xie, M ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)

I present a design study for an X-ray Free Electron Laser driven by the SLAC linac, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). The study assumes the LCLS is based on Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE). Following a brief review of the fundamentals of SASE, I will provide without derivation a collection of formulas relating SASE performance to the system parameters. These formulas allow quick evaluation of FEL designs and provide powerful tools for optimization in multi-dimensional parameter space. Optimization is carried out for the LCLS over all independent system parameters modeled, subjected to a number of practical constraints. In addition to the optimizations concerning gain and power, another important consideration for a single pass FEL starting from noise is the transverse coherence property of the amplified radiation, especially at short wavelength. A widely used emittance criteria for FELs requires that the emittance is smaller than the radiation wavelength divided by 4{pi}. For the LCLS the criteria is violated by a factor of 5, at a normalized emittance of 1.5 mm-mrad, wavelength of 1.5 {angstrom}, and beam energy of 15 GeV. Thus it is important to check quantitatively the emittance effect on the transverse coherence. I will examine the emittance effect on transverse coherence by analyzing different transverse modes and show that full transverse coherence can be obtained even at the LCLS parameter regime.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 238864
• Report Number(s): BNL--61982-Absts.; CONF-9508156--Absts.; ON: DE96002729
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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