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Title: Further time-resolved electron-beam characterizations with optical transition radiation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6714358
 [1];  [2]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source Accelerator Systems Div.
  2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

Time-resolved characterizations of electron beams using optical transition radiation (OTR) as a prompt conversion mechanism have recently been extended on the Los Alamos Free-electron Laser (FEL) facility 40-MeV linac. Two key timescales for rf-linac driven FELs are the micropulse (10 ps) and the macropulse (5 [mu]s to 1 ms). In the past we have used gated, intensified cameras to select a single or few micropulses (25 to 400 ns gate width) out of the pulse train to evaluate submacropulse effects. Recently, we have obtained some of the first measurements of micropulse bunch length (7 to 10 ps) and submacropulse spatialposition and profile using OTR and a Hamamatsu streak camera. Additionally, micropulse elongation effects and head-to-tail transverse kick effects are reported as a function of charge.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source Accelerator Systems Div.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOD; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38; W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6714358
Report Number(s):
ANL/ASD/CP-77463; CONF-9210246-16; ON: DE93007891
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1992 accelerator instrumentation workshop, Berkeley, CA (United States), 27-30 Oct 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English