• DocumentCode
    841834
  • Title

    Wavelength and emittance requirements in free-electron lasers

  • Author

    Roberson, C.W. ; Hafizi, B.

  • Author_Institution
    US Office of Naval Res., Arlington, VA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2508
  • Lastpage
    2511
  • Abstract
    Improvements in electron beam quality are required for operation of free-electron lasers (FELs) at short wavelengths and low voltages. The authors investigated this scaling for a FEL amplifier in the exponential regime of operation wherein the optical beam is tied to the electron beam as a result of gain focusing, subject to the requirements of (1) good geometrical overlap between the radiation beam and the matched electron beam and (2) cold-electron-beam interaction. The scaling is given by simple analytical formulas
  • Keywords
    focusing; free electron lasers; laser theory; FEL amplifier; cold-electron-beam interaction; electron beam quality; emittance requirements; exponential regime; free-electron lasers; gain focusing; geometrical overlap; low voltages; optical beam; radiation beam; short wavelengths; Electron beams; Electron optics; Equations; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Low voltage; Optical amplifiers; Optical beams; Undulators; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.104126
  • Filename
    104126