The advantages of a negative branch unstable resonator for use with free-electron lasers

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.1986.1073079· OSTI ID:5628433

Sklar, E

The sensitivity to misalignment of an almost concentric stable resonator is compared to that of a negative branch confocal unstable resonator, with specific applications to free-electron lasers. The practicability of both resonators is examined for both grazing and normal incidence configurations within the constraints of maximum feasible length, finite angular stability of resonator mirrors, size (determined by cooling requirements) of laser beam mirrors, and minimum electron beam spot size in the wiggler. For the examples presented, a numerical fast Fourier transform propagation code was used.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM 87545
• OSTI ID: 5628433
• Journal Information: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. QE-22:7; ISSN IEJQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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ALIGNMENT
BEAMS
COOLING
DIMENSIONS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
INCIDENCE ANGLE
INSTABILITY
INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS
LASER MIRRORS
LASERS
LENGTH
LEPTON BEAMS
MAGNETS
MIRRORS
PARTICLE BEAMS
RESONATORS
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SIZE
STABILITY
TRANSFORMATIONS
WIGGLER MAGNETS