Catalac free electron laser
Abstract
A catalac free electron laser using a rf linac (catalac) which acts as a catalyst to accelerate an electron beam in an initial pass through the catalac and decelerate the electron beam during a second pass through the catalac. During the second pass through the catalac, energy is extracted from the electron beam and transformed to energy of the accelerating fields of the catalac to increase efficiency of the device. Various embodiments disclose the use of post linacs to add electron beam energy extracted by the wiggler and the use of supplementary catalacs to extract energy at various energy peaks produced by the free electron laser wiggler to further enhance efficiency of the catalac free electron laser. The catalac free electron laser can be used in conjunction with a simple resonator, a ring resonator or as an amplifier in conjunction with a master oscillator laser.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- (Los Alamos, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864170
- Patent Number(s):
- 4323857
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- catalac; free; electron; laser; rf; linac; catalyst; accelerate; beam; initial; pass; decelerate; energy; extracted; transformed; accelerating; fields; increase; efficiency; device; various; embodiments; disclose; post; linacs; add; wiggler; supplementary; catalacs; extract; peaks; produced; enhance; conjunction; simple; resonator; amplifier; master; oscillator; various embodiments; electron beam; electron laser; free electron; beam energy; master oscillator; increase efficiency; catalac free; energy extracted; enhance efficiency; energy peaks; /372/
Citation Formats
Brau, Charles A, Swenson, Donald A, and Boyd, Jr., Thomas J. Catalac free electron laser. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Brau, Charles A, Swenson, Donald A, & Boyd, Jr., Thomas J. Catalac free electron laser. United States.
Brau, Charles A, Swenson, Donald A, and Boyd, Jr., Thomas J. Fri .
"Catalac free electron laser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864170.
@article{osti_864170,
title = {Catalac free electron laser},
author = {Brau, Charles A and Swenson, Donald A and Boyd, Jr., Thomas J.},
abstractNote = {A catalac free electron laser using a rf linac (catalac) which acts as a catalyst to accelerate an electron beam in an initial pass through the catalac and decelerate the electron beam during a second pass through the catalac. During the second pass through the catalac, energy is extracted from the electron beam and transformed to energy of the accelerating fields of the catalac to increase efficiency of the device. Various embodiments disclose the use of post linacs to add electron beam energy extracted by the wiggler and the use of supplementary catalacs to extract energy at various energy peaks produced by the free electron laser wiggler to further enhance efficiency of the catalac free electron laser. The catalac free electron laser can be used in conjunction with a simple resonator, a ring resonator or as an amplifier in conjunction with a master oscillator laser.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
}