Design and development of laser-RF Synchronization system for Thomson-scattering X-ray source at Tsinghua University

Author

Du, Qiang ; Li, Jianmin ; Tang, Chuanxiang ; Huang, Wenhui ; Du, Yingchao ; Yan, Lixin

Author_Institution

Dept. Eng. Phys., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

fYear

2009

fDate

Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009

Firstpage

267

Lastpage

268

Abstract

Femtosecond X-ray pulses could be generated by Thomson scattering between subpicosecond relativistic electron bunches and ultrashort infrared terawatt laser pulses. To ensure the stability and quality of the X-ray pulses, laser pulse must be synchronized to electron bunch generated by the photocathode RF gun. Here we demonstrate the design and implementation of the Laser-RF Synchronization system in Tsinghua University Thomson scatter X-ray source. Preliminary measurement shows 350 fs time jitter.

Keywords

X-ray production; electron beam applications; laser beam applications; photocathodes; synchronisation; Thomson-scattering X-ray source; femtosecond X-ray pulses; laser-RF synchronization system; photocathode RF gun; subpicosecond relativistic electron bunches; ultrashort infrared terawatt laser pulses; Cathodes; Electrons; Jitter; Laser stability; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Radio frequency; Time measurement; X-ray lasers; X-ray scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3961-4

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401765

Filename

5401765