Design Optimization for an X-Ray Free Electron Laser Driven by SLAC Linac

Conference · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:841041

Xie, Ming ^[1]

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I present a design study for an X-ray Free Electron Laser (FEL) driven by the SLAC linac. The study assumes the FEL is based on Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) and lasing is achieved in a single pass of a high current, high brightness electron beam through a long wiggler. Following a brief review of the fundamentals of SASE, I will provide without derivation a collection of formulas relating SASE performance to the system parameters. These formulas allow quick evaluation of FEL designs and provide powerful tools for optimization in multidimensional parameter space. Optimization is carried out for the SLAC FEL over all independent system parameters modeled, subjected to a number of practical constraints.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Director. Office of Energy Research (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 841041
• Report Number(s): LBL--36482; CBP Note - 114
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
BRIGHTNESS
DESIGN
ELECTRON BEAMS
EVALUATION
FEL X-RAY
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER