Projected performance of rf-linac-driven free-electron lasers in the extreme-ultraviolet spectral region

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

OSTI ID:6689015

Newman, B E

A free-electron laser user facility for scientific experimentation in the vacuum-ultraviolet and soft x-ray spectral regions (together termed the XUV) is being developed at Los Alamos. The design includes a series of laser oscillators and amplifiers, driven by a single, rf-linear accelerator, that will generate broadly tunable, picosecond-pulse, coherent radiation 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. The design and output parameters of this facility will be described, including comparison with synchrotron radiation sources, and recent progress in developing the three primary components (electron beam, magnetic undulator, and resonator mirrors) will be reviewed. 23 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6689015
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-3426; CONF-881151-21; ON: DE89002128
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
440300 -- Miscellaneous Instruments-- (-1989)
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
DESIGN
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTROMAGNETS
EQUIPMENT
EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
LASERS
MAGNETS
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
WIGGLER MAGNETS