Operation of a free electron laser in the wavelength range from the extreme ultraviolet to the water window
Abstract
We report results on the performance of a free-electron laser operating at a wavelength of 13.7 nm where unprecedented peak and average powers for a coherent extreme-ultraviolet radiation source have been measured. In the saturation regime, the peak energy approached 170 J for individual pulses, and the average energy per pulse reached 70 J. The pulse duration was in the region of 10 fs, and peak powers of 10 GW were achieved. At a pulse repetition frequency of 700 pulses per second, the average extreme-ultraviolet power reached 20 mW. The output beam also contained a significant contribution from odd harmonics of approximately 0.6% and 0.03% for the 3rd (4.6 nm) and the 5th (2.75 nm) harmonics, respectively. At 2.75 nm the 5th harmonic of the radiation reaches deep into the water window, a wavelength range that is crucially important for the investigation of biological samples.
- Authors:
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- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 964432
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-07-779-AD
Journal ID: ISSN 1749-4885; TRN: US0903485
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Name: Nature Photon. 1:336-342,2007; Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; HARMONICS; PEAK LOAD; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; SATURATION; WATER; WAVELENGTHS; WINDOWS; Accelerators
Citation Formats
Ackermann, W., /Darmstadt, Tech. Hochsch., Asova, G., /DESY, Ayvazyan, V., /DESY, Azima, A., /DESY, Baboi, N., /DESY, Bahr, J., /DESY, Balandin, V., /DESY, Beutner, B., /Hamburg U., Brandt, A., /DESY, Bolzmann, A., /Wurzburg U., Brinkmann, R., and /DESY /Dubna, JINR. Operation of a free electron laser in the wavelength range from the extreme ultraviolet to the water window. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2007.76.
Ackermann, W., /Darmstadt, Tech. Hochsch., Asova, G., /DESY, Ayvazyan, V., /DESY, Azima, A., /DESY, Baboi, N., /DESY, Bahr, J., /DESY, Balandin, V., /DESY, Beutner, B., /Hamburg U., Brandt, A., /DESY, Bolzmann, A., /Wurzburg U., Brinkmann, R., & /DESY /Dubna, JINR. Operation of a free electron laser in the wavelength range from the extreme ultraviolet to the water window. United States. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2007.76.
Ackermann, W., /Darmstadt, Tech. Hochsch., Asova, G., /DESY, Ayvazyan, V., /DESY, Azima, A., /DESY, Baboi, N., /DESY, Bahr, J., /DESY, Balandin, V., /DESY, Beutner, B., /Hamburg U., Brandt, A., /DESY, Bolzmann, A., /Wurzburg U., Brinkmann, R., and /DESY /Dubna, JINR. Mon .
"Operation of a free electron laser in the wavelength range from the extreme ultraviolet to the water window". United States.
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2007.76. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/964432.
@article{osti_964432,
title = {Operation of a free electron laser in the wavelength range from the extreme ultraviolet to the water window},
author = {Ackermann, W. and /Darmstadt, Tech. Hochsch. and Asova, G. and /DESY and Ayvazyan, V. and /DESY and Azima, A. and /DESY and Baboi, N. and /DESY and Bahr, J. and /DESY and Balandin, V. and /DESY and Beutner, B. and /Hamburg U. and Brandt, A. and /DESY and Bolzmann, A. and /Wurzburg U. and Brinkmann, R. and /DESY /Dubna, JINR},
abstractNote = {We report results on the performance of a free-electron laser operating at a wavelength of 13.7 nm where unprecedented peak and average powers for a coherent extreme-ultraviolet radiation source have been measured. In the saturation regime, the peak energy approached 170 J for individual pulses, and the average energy per pulse reached 70 J. The pulse duration was in the region of 10 fs, and peak powers of 10 GW were achieved. At a pulse repetition frequency of 700 pulses per second, the average extreme-ultraviolet power reached 20 mW. The output beam also contained a significant contribution from odd harmonics of approximately 0.6% and 0.03% for the 3rd (4.6 nm) and the 5th (2.75 nm) harmonics, respectively. At 2.75 nm the 5th harmonic of the radiation reaches deep into the water window, a wavelength range that is crucially important for the investigation of biological samples.},
doi = {10.1038/nphoton.2007.76},
journal = {Nature Photon. 1:336-342,2007},
number = 6,
volume = 1,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}
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We report results on the performance of a free-electron laser operating at a wavelength of 13.7 nm where unprecedented peak and average powers for a coherent extreme-ultraviolet radiation source have been measured. In the saturation regime, the peak energy approached 170 {micro}J for individual pulses, and the average energy per pulse reached 70 {micro}J. The pulse duration was in the region of 10 fs, and peak powers of 10 GW were achieved. At a pulse repetition frequency of 700 pulses per second, the average extreme-ultraviolet power reached 20mW. The output beam also contained a significant contribution from odd harmonics ofmore »
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