Author/Authors :
Andonian، نويسنده , , G. and Dunning، نويسنده , , M. and Hemsing، نويسنده , , E. and Murokh، نويسنده , , A. and Pellegrini، نويسنده , , C. and Reiche، نويسنده , , S. and Rosenzweig، نويسنده , , J. and Babzien، نويسنده , , M. and Yakimenko، نويسنده , , V.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The VISA (Visible to Infrared SASE Amplifier) program has been in operation at the BNL ATF since the year 2000. The program has produced numerous results including, demonstrated saturation at 840 nm with a gain length of 18 cm, chirped beam amplification with the observation of anomalously large bandwidth of the emitted radiation, and successful benchmarking of a start-to-end simulation suite to measured results. This paper will review the prior results of the VISA program and discuss planned novel measurements, including detuning studies of a 1 μ m seeded amplifier, and measurements of the orbital angular momentum of the emitted radiation. The installation of a dedicated chicane bunch compressor followed by an x-band linac to mitigate energy spread will allow for high-current operations (reduced saturation length, and deep-saturation studies). Other measurements, such as coherent transition undulator radiation, are also proposed.
