Bunching properties of a classical microtron-injector for a far infrared free electron laser

Longitudinal bunching properties of a classical microtron have been investigated by the numerical simulation of the longitudinal motion of accelerated electrons. The simulations were performed for the 12-turn microtron that has been used as an injector for the KAERI far infrared free electron laser. Based on the bunching properties of the electron beam, the temporal distribution of the coherent undulator radiation power during a macro pulse from the free electron laser was calculated. In the calculations, we took into account the dispersion properties of the accelerating cavity and deviations of the bunch repetition rate that were measured by the heterodyne method in real operating conditions of the microtron. The calculation results are compared with the experimental data.