FEL Trajectory Analysis for the VISA Experiment
The Visual to Infrared SASE Amplifier (VISA) [1] FEL is designed to achieve saturation at radiation wavelengths between 800 and 600 nm with a 4-m pure permanent magnet undulator. The undulator comprises four 99-cm segments each of which has four FODO focusing cells superposed on the beam by means of permanent magnets in the gap alongside the beam. Each segment will also have two beam position monitors and two sets of x-y dipole correctors. The trajectory walk-off in each segment will be reduced to a value smaller than the rms beam radius by means of magnet sorting, precise fabrication, and post-fabrication shimming and trim magnets. However, this leaves possible inter-segment alignment errors. A trajectory analysis code has been used in combination with the FRED3D [2] FEL code to simulate the effect of the shimming procedure and segment alignment errors on the electron beam trajectory and to determine the sensitivity of the FEL gain process to trajectory errors. The paper describes the technique used to establish tolerances for the segment alignment.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 6431689
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-7913; ON: DE00009912
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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