The status of the high-gain harmonic generation free-electron laser experiment at the Accelerator Test Facility

Author

Yu, L.H. ; Babzien, M. ; Ben-Zvi, I. ; Douryan, A. ; Graves, W. ; Johnson, E. ; Krinsky, S. ; Malone, R. ; Pogorelsky, I. ; Skaritka, J. ; Rakowsky, G. ; Solomon, L. ; Wang, X.J. ; Woodle, M. ; Yakimenko, V. ; Biedron, S.G. ; Galayda, J.N. ; Sajaev, V. ;

Author_Institution

Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2471

Abstract

The Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is an accelerator and beam physics user facility capable of producing a high-brightness, 70-MeV electron beam. Currently, a high-gain harmonic generation (HGHG) free-electron laser (FEL) experiment is underway at the ATF. This is a collaborative effort between BNL and the Advanced Photon Source (APS). The experiment consists of two phases: 1) self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) and 2) HGHG. Here, a brief introduction to the HGHG theory, measurements in the SASE phase, the recent modifications in preparation for the HGHG phase, and future plans will be discussed

Keywords

free electron lasers; optical harmonic generation; spontaneous emission; Accelerator Test Facility; high-gain harmonic generation; high-gain harmonic generation FEL; high-gain harmonic generation free-electron laser; self-amplified spontaneous emission; Electron accelerators; Free electron lasers; Frequency conversion; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser theory; Life estimation; Particle beams; Physics; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.792731

Filename

792731