DocumentCode
1096255
Title
Results of the Los Alamos free-electron laser experiment
Author
Warren, Roger W. ; Newnam, Brian E. ; Winston, John G. ; Stein, William E. ; Young, Lloyd M. ; Brau, Charles A.
Author_Institution
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
Volume
19
Issue
3
fYear
1983
fDate
3/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
391
Lastpage
401
Abstract
A free-electron laser (FEL) amplifier experiment to test the performance of a tapered wiggler at high optical power has been successfully completed. A well-separated two-component electron energy distribution has been obtained that is characteristic of a tapered wiggler. Energy distribution spectra and extraction efficiencies have been measured as a function of initial electron energy, energy spread, emittance, optical power, and spatial and temporal misalignments of the laser and electron beams. A maximum efficiency of ∼ 4 percent was measured, and good agreement of efficiency with a one-dimensional theory was obtained.
Keywords
Free electron lasers; Laser amplifiers; Permanent magnets; Relativistic effects; Electron beams; Electron optics; Free electron lasers; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Power lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Testing; Undulators;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071854
Filename
1071854
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