CFEL-I: a compact free electron laser

Author

Elias, L.R. ; Anderson, D.R. ; Centore, A.L., II ; Jiang, Hua Bei ; Kimel, I. ; Larson, D.J. ; Tecimer, M. ; Zhefu, Zhong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

6-9 May 1991

Firstpage

2757

Abstract

A discussion is presented of the design and predicted performance of the CREOL-UCF Compact Free Electron Laser (CFEL-I). This device will consist of a 1.7-MV Pelletron electrostatic accelerator that will be able to provide electron beam energies between 800 keV and 1.7 MeV. A 200-mA electron beam will be used to achieve output laser power of up to 1 kW. Highly efficient electron beam transport and collection will enable this device to have a large duty cycle, and eventually it may operate on a CW basis. Construction of a microundulator is underway. The 8-mm microundulator period will allow device operation between 250 mu m and 1 mm.<>

Keywords

electron accelerators; electrostatic accelerators; free electron lasers; wigglers; 1 kW; 1.7 MV; 250 to 1000 micron; 8 mm; 800 keV to 1.7 MeV; CFEL-I; CREOL-UCF Compact Free Electron Laser; CW basis; Pelletron electrostatic accelerator; design; duty cycle; laser power; microundulator; predicted performance; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Electron optics; Electrostatics; Free electron lasers; Laser theory; Millimeter wave devices; Optical beams; Optical design; Power lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0135-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1991.165093

Filename

165093