Initial performance of Los Alamos Advanced Free Electron Laser

D. C. Nguyen; R. H. Austin; K. C.D. Chan; C. Fortgang; W. J.D. Johnson; J. Goldstein; S. M. Gierman; J. Kinross-Wright; S. H. Kong; K. L. Meier; J. G. Plato; S. J. Russell; R. L. Sheffield; B. A. Sherwood; C. A. Timmer; R. W. Warren; M. E. Weber

doi:10.1016/0168-9002(94)90311-5

Initial performance of Los Alamos Advanced Free Electron Laser

D. C. Nguyen
, R. H. Austin
, K. C.D. Chan
, C. Fortgang
, W. J.D. Johnson
, J. Goldstein
, S. M. Gierman
, J. Kinross-Wright
, S. H. Kong
, K. L. Meier
, J. G. Plato
, S. J. Russell
, R. L. Sheffield
, B. A. Sherwood
, C. A. Timmer
, R. W. Warren
, M. E. Weber

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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)
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	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(94)90311-5
State	Published - Mar 1 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Nguyen, D. C., Austin, R. H., Chan, K. C. D., Fortgang, C., Johnson, W. J. D., Goldstein, J., Gierman, S. M., Kinross-Wright, J., Kong, S. H., Meier, K. L., Plato, J. G., Russell, S. J., Sheffield, R. L., Sherwood, B. A., Timmer, C. A., Warren, R. W., & Weber, M. E. (1994). Initial performance of Los Alamos Advanced Free Electron Laser. Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, 341(1-3), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(94)90311-5

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