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:
- 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},
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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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