Control and application of beam microbunching in high brightness linac-driven free electron lasers

Huang, Z.; Stupakov, G.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.030

Title: Control and application of beam microbunching in high brightness linac-driven free electron lasers

Abstract

Here, we review physical mechanisms and driving forces behind the microbunching instability in modern free-electron lasers. Laser heater and alternative methods to fight the instability are presented and evaluated. Advanced uses of the laser heater setup for temporal and spectral controls of the FEL and for intense THz production are discussed. A recent idea of using the microbunching instability for coherent generation of UV radiation is described. Noise suppression in relativistic beams is briefly reviewed.

Authors:

Huang, Z. ^[1]; Stupakov, G. ^[1]

SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2018

Research Org.:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1490887

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 907; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Microbunching; Instability; Free-electron laser

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                    Huang, Z., and Stupakov, G. Control and application of beam microbunching in high brightness linac-driven free electron lasers.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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"Control and application of beam microbunching in high brightness linac-driven free electron lasers".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.030.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1490887.

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  title        = {Control and application of beam microbunching in high brightness linac-driven free electron lasers},

  author       = {Huang, Z. and Stupakov, G.},

  abstractNote = {Here, we review physical mechanisms and driving forces behind the microbunching instability in modern free-electron lasers. Laser heater and alternative methods to fight the instability are presented and evaluated. Advanced uses of the laser heater setup for temporal and spectral controls of the FEL and for intense THz production are discussed. A recent idea of using the microbunching instability for coherent generation of UV radiation is described. Noise suppression in relativistic beams is briefly reviewed.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.030},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 907,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2018},

  month        = {Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2018}

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