First lasing of a high-gain harmonic generation free- electron laser experiment

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作者
Yu, LH
Babzien, M
Ben-Zvi, I
DiMauro, LF
Doyuran, A
Graves, W
Johnson, E
Krinsky, S
Malone, R
Pogorelsky, I
Skaritka, J
Rakowsky, G
Solomon, L
Wang, XJ
Woodle, M
Yakimenko, V
Biedron, SG
Galayda, JN
Gluskin, E
Jagger, J
Sajaev, V
Vassserman, I
机构
[1] Brookhaven Natl Lab, ATF, Upton, NY 11973 USA
[2] Argonne Natl Lab, Adv Photon Source, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
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10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00131-5
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We report on the first lasing of a high-gain harmonic generation (HGHG) free-electron laser (FEL). The experiment was conducted at the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). This is a BNL experiment in collaboration with the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. A preliminary measurement gives a high-gain harmonic generation (HGHG) pulse energy that is 2 x 10(7) times larger than the spontaneous radiation. In a purely self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mode of operation, the signal was measured as 10 times larger than the spontaneous radiation in the same distance ( similar to 2 m) through the same wiggler. This means the HGHG signal is 2 x 10(6) times larger than the SASE signal. To obtain the same saturated output power by the SASE process, the radiator would have to be 3 times longer (6 m). Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:301 / 306
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