rf modulator design and phase amplitude control for a high-power free-electron-laser linac

Title: rf modulator design and phase amplitude control for a high-power free-electron-laser linac

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The continued interest for building tunable lasers using an electron accelerator as the source of primary energy has resulted in the design of a new accelerator. Earlier work by other members of the Los Alamos team has demonstrated that this design does work in an amplifier mode. The accelerator is to be upgraded for use in an oscillator experiment and the new rf power amplifier system must meet some of the very stringent demands for power and stability placed on the electron beam for the free-electron laser (FEL) interaction to be observed. These demands are particularly stringent because the electron beam energy ultimately will be circulated back through the accelerator so that the electron beam energy not used in the FEL interaction is not wasted. These considerations have to some measure been incorporated into the design of the second FEL system at Los Alamos and are discussed.

Authors:: Hoeberling, R F; Tallerico, P J

Publication Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 5506659

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-81-3072; CONF-811083-18
ON: DE82006129; TRN: 82-007171

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 1981 linear accelerator conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 19 Oct 1981

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 42 ENGINEERING; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; DESIGN; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; RF SYSTEMS; CONTROL; ELECTRON BEAMS; MODULATION; PHASE STABILITY; ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; LASERS; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; STABILITY; 430303* - Particle Accelerators- Experimental Facilities & Equipment; 420300 - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)

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