Update on the ATF inverse Cerenkov laser acceleration experiment

Author

Kimura, W.D. ; Steinhauer, L.C. ; Kim, G.H. ; Tidwell, S.C. ; Pogorelsky, I. ; Kusche, K.P.

Author_Institution

STI Optronics Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

17-20 May 1993

Firstpage

2564

Abstract

The inverse Cerenkev acceleration (ICA) experiment is being performed an the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) located at Brookhaven National Laboratory. This facility presently features a 50 MeV e-beam and a ~10 GW peak power CO₂ laser. In the experiment 1.7 atm of H₂ gas is used to slow the phase velocity of the light wave to match the electron velocity. The Cerenkov angle is 20 mrad and the interaction length is 20 cm. A peak energy gain of ~12 MeV is predicted assuming 5-GW of laser peak power delivered to the interaction region. An update of the experiment´s progress is presented

Keywords

beam handling techniques; electron accelerators; electron beams; linear accelerators; 1.7 atm; 10 GW; 12 MeV; 20 cm; 5 GW; 50 MeV; ATF inverse Cerenkov laser acceleration; Accelerator Test Facility; Brookhaven National Laboratory; CO₂; Cerenkov angle; H₂; ICA experiment; electron beam; electron velocity; interaction length; interaction region; laser peak power; light wave; peak energy gain; peak power CO₂ laser; phase velocity; Acceleration; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Independent component analysis; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser modes; Life estimation; Optical polarization; Power lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1203-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1993.309388

Filename

309388