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Title: Method for separating FEL output beams from long wavelength radiation

Abstract

A method for improving the output beam quality of a free electron laser (FEL) by reducing the amount of emission at wavelengths longer than the electron pulse length and reducing the amount of edge radiation. A mirror constructed of thermally conductive material and having an aperture therein is placed at an oblique angle with respect to the beam downstream of the bending magnet but before any sensitive use of the FEL beam. The aperture in the mirror is sized to deflect emission longer than the wavelength of the FEL output while having a minor impact on the FEL output beam. A properly sized aperture will enable the FEL radiation, which is coherent and generally at a much shorter wavelength than the bending radiations, to pass through the aperture mirror. The much higher divergence bending radiations will subsequently strike the aperture mirror and be reflected safely out of the way.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1248815
Patent Number(s):
9,325,145
Application Number:
14/708,551
Assignee:
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, VA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-06OR23177
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 May 11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Neil, George, Shinn, Michelle D., and Gubeli, Joseph. Method for separating FEL output beams from long wavelength radiation. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Neil, George, Shinn, Michelle D., & Gubeli, Joseph. Method for separating FEL output beams from long wavelength radiation. United States.
Neil, George, Shinn, Michelle D., and Gubeli, Joseph. 2016. "Method for separating FEL output beams from long wavelength radiation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1248815.
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title = {Method for separating FEL output beams from long wavelength radiation},
author = {Neil, George and Shinn, Michelle D. and Gubeli, Joseph},
abstractNote = {A method for improving the output beam quality of a free electron laser (FEL) by reducing the amount of emission at wavelengths longer than the electron pulse length and reducing the amount of edge radiation. A mirror constructed of thermally conductive material and having an aperture therein is placed at an oblique angle with respect to the beam downstream of the bending magnet but before any sensitive use of the FEL beam. The aperture in the mirror is sized to deflect emission longer than the wavelength of the FEL output while having a minor impact on the FEL output beam. A properly sized aperture will enable the FEL radiation, which is coherent and generally at a much shorter wavelength than the bending radiations, to pass through the aperture mirror. The much higher divergence bending radiations will subsequently strike the aperture mirror and be reflected safely out of the way.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1248815}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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