Title :
Upgrade of the A0 Photoinjector laser system for NML accelerator test facility at Fermilab
Author :
Ruan, J. ; Edwards, H. ; Fliller, R.P., III ; Santucci, J.K.
Author_Institution :
FNAL, Batavia
Abstract :
The current Fermilab A0 Photoinjector laser system includes a seed laser, a flashlamp pumped multipass amplifier cavity, a flashlamp pumped 2-pass amplifier system followed by an infra-red (IR) to ultra-violet (UV) conversion stage. However the current system can only deliver up to 800 pulses due to the low efficiency of Nd:glass used inside the multi-pass cavity. In this paper we will report the effort to develop a new multi-pass cavity based on Nd:YLF crystal end-pumped by a diode laser. We will also discuss the foreseen design of the laser system for the NML accelerator test facility at Fermilab.
Keywords :
accelerator cavities; flash lamps; proton accelerators; semiconductor lasers; synchrotrons; Fermilab A0 photoinjector laser system; IR-UV conversion; NML accelerator test facility; diode laser; flashlamp pumped 2-pass amplifier system; flashlamp pumped multipass amplifier cavity; laser resonator; laser system; seed laser; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Lamps; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Life estimation; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Test facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0916-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2007.4440248
