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| title: | Very High Energy Gain at the Neptune Inverse Free Electron Laser Experiment |
| format: | journal article |
| year: | Dec 2004 |
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| abstract: | We report the observation of energy gain in excess of 20 MeV at the Inverse Free Electron Laser Accelerator experiment at the Neptune Laboratory at UCLA. A 14.5 MeV electron beam is injected in an undulator strongly tapered in period and field amplitude. The IFEL driver is a CO2 10.6 µm laser with power larger than 400 GW. The Rayleigh range of the laser, ~ 1.8 cm, is much shorter than the undulator length so that the interaction is diffraction dominated. A few per cent of the injected particles are trapped in a stable accelerating bucket. Electrons with energies up to 35 MeV are measured by a magnetic spectrometer. Three-dimensional simulations, in good agreement with the measured electron energy spectrum, indicate that most of the acceleration occurs in the first 25 cm of the undulator, corresponding to an energy gradient larger than 70 MeV/m. The measured energy spectrum also indicates that higher harmonic Inverse Free Electron Laser interaction takes place in the second section of the undulator. |
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| title: | Acceleration of electrons in a diffraction-dominated IFEL |
| format: | journal article |
| year: | 2004 |
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| abstract: | We report on the observation of energy gain in excess of 20 MeV at the Inverse Free Electron Laser Accelerator ex- periment at the Neptune Laboratory at UCLA. A 14.5 MeV electron beam is injected in a 50 cm long undulator strongly tapered both in period and field amplitude. A CO2 10.6 μm laser with power > 300 GW is used as the IFEL driver. The Rayleigh range of the laser ( ∼ 1.8 cm) is shorter than the undulator length so that the interaction is diffraction dom- inated. Few per cent of the injected particles are trapped in stable accelerating buckets and electrons with energies up to 35 MeV are detected on the magnetic spectrometer. Three dimensional simulations are in good agreement with the electron energy spectrums observed in the experiment and indicate that substantial energy exchange between laser and electron beam only occurs in the first 25-30 cm of the undulator. An energy gradient of > 70 MeV is inferred. In the second section of the undulator higher harmonic IFEL interaction is observed. |
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| title: | High Energy gain IFEL at the UCLA Neptune Laboratory |
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| abstract: | We report on the observation of energy gain in excess of 20MeV at the Inverse Free Electron Laser Accelerator experiment at the Neptune Laboratory at UCLA. A 14.5MeV electron beam is injected in a 50cm longundulator strongly tapered both in period and field amplitude. A CO210.6μm laser with power > 400GW is used as the IFEL driver. The Rayleigh range of the laser(∼1.8cm)is shorter than the undulator length so that the interaction is diffraction dominated. Few per cent of the injected particles are trapped instable accelerating buckets and electrons with energies up to 35 MeV are detected on the magnetic spectrometer. Three dimensional simulations are in good agreement with the electron energy spectrums observed in the experiment and indicate that substantial energy exchange between laser and electron beam only occurs in the first 25-30 cm of the undulator. Anenergygradientof>70MeVisinferred. In these cond section of the undulator higher harmonic IFEL interaction is observed. |
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