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High field pulsed microwiggler comprising a conductive tube with periodically space slots

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OSTI ID:7205094

A microwiggler assembly produces large magnetic fields for oscillating charged particle beams, particularly electron beams for free electron laser (FEL) application. A tube of electrically conductive material is formed with radial slots axially spaced at the period of the electron beam. The slots have alternate 180[degree] relationships and are formed to a maximum depth of 0.6 to 0.7 times the tube circumference. An optimum slot depth is selected to eliminate magnetic quadrupole fields within the microwiggler as determined from a conventional pulsed wire technique. Suitable slot configurations include single slits, double slits, triple slits, and elliptical slots. An axial electron beam direction is maintained by experimentally placing end slits adjacent entrance and exit portions of the assembly, where the end slit depth is determined by use of the pulsed wire technique outside the tube. 10 figs.

DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 5144193
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-623866
OSTI ID:
7205094
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English