Los Alamos free electron laser: accelerator performance

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(85)90346-8· OSTI ID:6184290

Warren, R W; Stein, W E; Lynch, M T; Sheffield, R L; Fraser, J S

The Los Alamos free electron (FEL) laser oscillator has successfully operated over a wavelength range from 9 to 11 ..mu..m with a peak output power of 5 MW and an average output power of 6 kW over a 70-..mu..s pulse length. The FEL is driven by a conventional rf linear accelerator operating at 1.3 GHz with a nominal energy of 20 MeV. Particularly important parts of the beamline are the electron gun, the subharmonic and fundamental-bunching systems, the accelerator, the feedback controllers, the steering and focusing systems, the Cherenkov radiators used as beam-position monitors, and the slow and fast deflectors used with the diagnostic spectrometer at the exit of the beamline. We will discuss problems and present the performance of these components. 10 references, 12 figures, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6184290
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-84-3793; CONF-8409144-3; ON: DE85005722
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 237; Journal Issue: 1-2; Conference: Free electron laser conference, Castelgandolfo, Italy, 3 Sep 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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