Title :
High-Efficiency Free-Electron Laser Results
Author :
Boyer, K. ; Brau, C.A. ; Newnam, B.E. ; Stein, W.E. ; Warren, R.W. ; Winston, J.G. ; Young, L.M.
Author_Institution :
Chemistry Division University of California Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM 87545
Abstract :
Results obtained with a tapered-wiggler free-electron laser demonstrate the concepts proposed by Morton for enhanced efficiency. They show deceleration of electrons by as much as 7%, and extraction of more than 3% of the total electron-beam energy as laser energy when the laser is operated as an amplifier. The experiment is presently being reconfigured to examine its performance as a laser oscillator.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Chemical lasers; Distribution functions; Electron beams; Electron optics; Electron traps; Free electron lasers; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Undulators;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4336575
