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| title: | Investigations of electron-beam microbunching and beam coalignment using CTR in a high-gain SASE FEL |
| format: | conference procceeding |
| conference: | 2001 Particle Accelerator Conference |
| year: | 2001 |
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| abstract: | We recently extended our experiments on z-dependent electron-beam microbunching using coherent transition radiation (CTR) into the high-gain, self-amplified spontaneous emission free-electron laser (FEL) regime. The UV-visible FEL at the Advanced Photon Source was operated at 530 nm and 385 nm using the bunch-compressed photocathode gun electron beam, linac, and 21.6 m of undulator length. The longitudinal microbunching of the electron beam was tracked by inserting a metal foil and a mirror after each of the nine 2.4-m-long undulators. The visible CTR generated by the electron-beam interaction was imaged and analyzed for z-dependent intensity, angular distribution, and spot size. Additionally, the image centroids and structures were used in evaluating the critical electron beam/photon beam overlap issue as a complement to the trajectory data from the beam position monitors. (9 References). |
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| title: | The FEL development at the Advanced Photon Source |
| format: | conference procceeding |
| conference: | Free-Electron Laser Challenges II |
| year: | 1999 |
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| abstract: | Construction of a single-pass free-electron laser (FEL) based on the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mode of operation is nearing completion at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) with initial experiments imminent. The APS SASE FEL is a proof-of-principle fourth-generation light source. As of January 1999 the undulator hall, end-station building, necessary transfer lines, electron and optical diagnostics, injectors, and initial undulators have been constructed and, with the exception of the undulators, installed. All preliminary code development and simulations have also been completed. The undulator hall is now ready to accept first beam for characterization of the output radiation. It is the project goal to push towards full FEL saturation, initially in the visible, but ultimately to UV and VUV, wavelengths. (10 References). |
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