Abstract
The Los Alamos compact Advanced Free Electron Laser (AFEL) has lased at 4.7 and 5.2 μm with a 1-cm period wiggler and a high-brightness electron beam at 16.8 and 15.8 MeV, respectively. The measured electron beam normalized emittance is 1.3 π mm mrad at a peak current of 100 A, corresponding to a beam brightness greater than 2 × 1012 A/m2rad2. Initial results indicate that the AFEL small signal gain is ∼ 8% at 0.3 nC (30 A peak). The maximum output energy is 7 mJ over a 2-μs macropulse. The AFEL performance can be significantly enhanced by improvements in the rf and drive laser stability.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 29-33 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A |
Volume | 341 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation