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:
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- 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):
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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:
- 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.
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"Free electron laser with masked chicane". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872531.
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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
- Carlsten, Bruce E.; Russell, Steven J.
- Physical Review E, Vol. 53, Issue 3