Simulations of the Rocketdyne free-electron laser

Author

Cover, Ralph A. ; Bennett, G.T. ; Burke, R.J. ; Curtin, M.S. ; Lampel, M.C. ; Rakowsky, G.

Author_Institution

Rockwell Int., Canoga Park, CA, USA

Volume

27

Issue

12

fYear

1991

fDate

12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2598

Lastpage

2604

Abstract

Rocketdyne is assembling a high-brightness 78 MeV free-electron laser (FEL). The authors analyze the performance expected of this laser using the Rocketdyne three-dimensional simulation code FELOPT. An outline of the device, description of the code, and a presentation of some of the simulation results form the basis of this study. After sketching the details of the FEL, the code description is given in two parts: a description of the treatment of FEL interaction and then an outline of the algorithm used in free-space wave-optics propagation. Performance calculations stress parametric sensitivities and use of a prebuncher

Keywords

encoding; free electron lasers; laser theory; 3D simulation code; 78 MeV; FEL interaction; FELOPT; Rocketdyne free-electron laser; free-space wave-optics propagation; high-brightness; parametric sensitivities; prebuncher; Acceleration; Cathodes; Electron accelerators; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Linear accelerators; Neodymium; Optical design; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.104138

Filename

104138