• DocumentCode
    846003
  • Title

    A Free Electron Laser Experiment

  • Author

    Bohmer, Heinrich ; Munch, Jesper ; Caponi, Maria Zales

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    6/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3830
  • Lastpage
    3832
  • Abstract
    An experiment has been performed in which microwaves are generated by the interaction of a helical magnetic wiggler field with an electron beam. This Free Electron Laser can be operated in either the stimulated Raman or stimulated Compton regime by changging the electron beam density. The high repetition rate, and long pulse length of the electron beam facilitate diagnostics and the characterization of the device. To date, the device has been operated in the superradiant and oscillator Raman scattering mode. Preliminary results show an increase of 20 db in the oscillator mode with respect to the superradiant mode. The variations in the spectrum with wiggler field amplitude and electron beam density are shown.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electron beams; Free electron lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Masers; Oscillators; Raman scattering; Undulators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1979.4330623
  • Filename
    4330623