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Title: Free electron laser with masked chicane

Abstract

A free electron laser (FEL) is provided with an accelerator for outputting electron beam pulses; a buncher for modulating each one of the electron beam pulses to form each pulse into longitudinally dispersed bunches of electrons; and a wiggler for generating coherent light from the longitudinally dispersed bunches of electrons. The electron beam buncher is a chicane having a mask for physically modulating the electron beam pulses to form a series of electron beam bunches for input to the wiggler. In a preferred embodiment, the mask is located in the chicane at a position where each electron beam pulse has a maximum dispersion.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872531
Patent Number(s):
5956353
Assignee:
Regent of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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:
free; electron; laser; masked; chicane; provided; accelerator; outputting; beam; pulses; buncher; modulating; form; pulse; longitudinally; dispersed; bunches; electrons; wiggler; generating; coherent; light; mask; physically; series; input; preferred; embodiment; located; position; maximum; dispersion; beam pulses; preferred embodiment; electron beam; electron laser; free electron; beam pulse; coherent light; beam buncher; generating coherent; /372/

Citation Formats

Nguyen, Dinh C, and Carlsten, Bruce E. Free electron laser with masked chicane. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Nguyen, Dinh C, & Carlsten, Bruce E. Free electron laser with masked chicane. United States.
Nguyen, Dinh C, and Carlsten, Bruce E. Fri . "Free electron laser with masked chicane". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872531.
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abstractNote = {A free electron laser (FEL) is provided with an accelerator for outputting electron beam pulses; a buncher for modulating each one of the electron beam pulses to form each pulse into longitudinally dispersed bunches of electrons; and a wiggler for generating coherent light from the longitudinally dispersed bunches of electrons. The electron beam buncher is a chicane having a mask for physically modulating the electron beam pulses to form a series of electron beam bunches for input to the wiggler. In a preferred embodiment, the mask is located in the chicane at a position where each electron beam pulse has a maximum dispersion.},
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Works referenced in this record:

Subpicosecond compression of 0.1-1 nC electron bunches with a magnetic chicane at 8 MeV
journal, March 1996