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

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 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 Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6689015
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-3426; CONF-881151-21; ON: DE89002128; TRN: 88-037435
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX, USA, 7 Nov 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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