Title :
Measurements of high gain and noise fluctuations in a SASE free electron laser
Author :
Hogan, M. ; Anderson, S. ; Bishofberger, K. ; Frigola, P. ; Murokh, A. ; Osmanov, N. ; Pellegrini, C. ; Reiche, S. ; Rosenzweig, J. ; Travish, G. ; Tremaine, A. ; Varfolomeev, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report measurements of large gain for a single pass Free Electron Laser operating in Self Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) at 16 μm starting from noise. We also report the first observation and analysis of intensity fluctuations of the SASE radiation intensity in the high gain regime. The results are compared with theoretical predictions and simulations
Keywords :
free electron lasers; laser noise; superradiance; undulator radiation; 15 mum; SASE free electron laser; high gain; high gain regime; noise fluctuations; self amplified spontaneous emission; single pass free electron laser; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluctuations; Free electron lasers; Gain measurement; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Pulse measurements; Undulators;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749820
