Simulation of the SLAC x-ray free-electron laser

Jeff Hall; Robert K. Wong; J. Blau; William B. Colson

doi:10.1117/12.176665

25 May 1994 Simulation of the SLAC x-ray free-electron laser

Jeff Hall, Robert K. Wong, J. Blau, William B. Colson

Proceedings Volume 2118, Gas, Metal Vapor, and Free-Electron Lasers and Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176665
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) linac has been proposed as an electron beam source for a high power X ray FEL. Compressing the electron pulse to a sub-picosecond length yields a peak current of 2500 amps. An electron beam energy of 7 GeV would result in a radiation wavelength of 4 nm and peak optical power in the gigawatt range. In order to examine this proposal, single-mode phase space simulations are run to look at the effectiveness of electron bunching and the onset of saturation. A longitudinal multimode simulation shows coherence development and the trapped-particle instability. Transverse multimode simulations examine the effects of optical guiding and mode distortion.

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Jeff Hall, Robert K. Wong, J. Blau, and William B. Colson "Simulation of the SLAC x-ray free-electron laser", Proc. SPIE 2118, Gas, Metal Vapor, and Free-Electron Lasers and Applications, (25 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176665

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