Title :
Experimental observation of IFEL micro-bunching using coherent transition radiation
Author :
Liu, Y. ; Cline, D.B. ; Wang, X.J. ; Babzien, M. ; Fang, J.-M. ; Gallardo, J. ; Kusche, K. ; Pogorelsky, I. ; Skaritka, J. ; van Steenbergen, A.
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Electron beam bunching in the optical wavelength was observed experimentally for the first time at the Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) using the inverse free electron (IFEL) accelerator. The micro-bunched electron beam has been studied by measuring the coherent transition radiation (CTR). We have experimentally observed a quadratic dependency of the CTR signal with the charge of the electron beam and the observation distance
Keywords :
electron accelerators; free electron lasers; linear accelerators; particle beam bunching; test facilities; transition radiation; Accelerator Test Facility; IFEL; IFEL accelerator; coherent transition radiation; electron beam bunching; inverse free electron accelerator; micro-bunched electron beam; micro-bunching; Acceleration; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Electron optics; Laboratories; Laser transitions; Life estimation; Plasma accelerators; Testing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749783
