The LCLS: A fourth generation light source using the SLAC linac

Journal Article · Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1145778· OSTI ID:6865267

Arthur, J; Materlik, G; Tatchyn, R; Winick, H ^[1]

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1. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, California 94309 (United States)

Recent technological developments make it possible to consider use of the Stanford linear accelerator to drive a linac coherent light source (LCLS)---a laser operating at hard x-ray wavelengths. In the LCLS, stimulated emission of radiation would be achieved in a single pass of a high-energy, extremely bright electron beam through an undulator, without the optical cavity resonator normally used in storage ring-based free-electron lasers. The x-ray laser beam would be nearly diffraction limited with very high transverse coherence, and would exhibit unprecedented peak intensity and peak brightness, and sub-picosecond pulse length. Such an x-ray source offers unique capabilities for a large number of scientific applications.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 6865267
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States) Vol. 66:2; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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