XUV free-electron laser development at Los Alamos

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6547244

Newnam, B E

Free-electron lasers (FELs) for the vacuum-ultraviolet and soft x-ray spectral regions (together termed the XUV) are being developed at Los Alamos for integration into a proposed national UV/XUV FEL user facility for scientific experimentation. This facility would consist of a sequence of up to 15 FEL oscillators and amplifiers, driven by a single, rf-linear accelerator, that will generate broadly tunable, picosecond-pulse, coherent radiation over the range from 1 to 400 nm. Below 300 nm, the peak- and average-power output of these FEL devices should surpass the capabilities of any existing, continuously tunable photon sources by many orders of magnitude. We list the design parameters and predicted output of these FELs and make comparison with synchrotron radiation sources. Brief mention is given to our recent progress in developing the three primary components (electron beam, magnetic undulator, and resonator mirrors). 24 refs., 2 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6547244
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-4114; CONF-881151-52; ON: DE89005458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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