Method to generate a pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation
Abstract
We develop a method to generate a long pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation by modulating an electron beam with a high power laser. The large energy modulation disperses the beam in a radiating undulator and leads to the production of phase-locked few-cycle coherent radiation pulses. These pulses are produced at a high harmonic of the modulating laser, and are longitudinally separated by the modulating laser wavelength. Here, we discuss an analytical model for this scheme and investigate the temporal and spectral properties of this radiation. This model is compared with numerical simulation results using the unaveraged code Puffin. We examine various harmful effects and how they might be avoided, as well as a possible experimental realization of this scheme.
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1319965
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1379965
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515; AC02-76SF00515; 4163192; EP/K000586/1; EP/M011607/1
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams Journal Volume: 19 Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9888
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
Citation Formats
Garcia, Bryant, Hemsing, Erik, Raubenheimer, Tor, Campbell, Lawrence T., and McNeil, Brian W. J. Method to generate a pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.090701.
Garcia, Bryant, Hemsing, Erik, Raubenheimer, Tor, Campbell, Lawrence T., & McNeil, Brian W. J. Method to generate a pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.090701
Garcia, Bryant, Hemsing, Erik, Raubenheimer, Tor, Campbell, Lawrence T., and McNeil, Brian W. J. Tue .
"Method to generate a pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.090701.
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title = {Method to generate a pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation},
author = {Garcia, Bryant and Hemsing, Erik and Raubenheimer, Tor and Campbell, Lawrence T. and McNeil, Brian W. J.},
abstractNote = {We develop a method to generate a long pulse train of few-cycle coherent radiation by modulating an electron beam with a high power laser. The large energy modulation disperses the beam in a radiating undulator and leads to the production of phase-locked few-cycle coherent radiation pulses. These pulses are produced at a high harmonic of the modulating laser, and are longitudinally separated by the modulating laser wavelength. Here, we discuss an analytical model for this scheme and investigate the temporal and spectral properties of this radiation. This model is compared with numerical simulation results using the unaveraged code Puffin. We examine various harmful effects and how they might be avoided, as well as a possible experimental realization of this scheme.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.090701},
journal = {Physical Review Accelerators and Beams},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.090701
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