High-gain free electron lasers using induction linear accelerators

High-power free electron lasers (FEL's) can be realized using induction linear accelerators as the source of the electron beam. These accelerators are currently capable of producing intense currents (10 2 -10 4 A) at moderately high energy (1-50 MeV). Experiments using a 500 A, 3.3 MeV beam hav...

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Published inIEEE journal of quantum electronics Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 831 - 844
Main Authors Orzechowski, T., Scharlemann, E., Anderson, B., Neil, V., Fawley, W., Prosnitz, D., Yarema, S., Hopkins, D., Paul, A., Sessler, A., Wurtele, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.07.1985
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects
Electron accelerators
Electron beams
Electron traps
Exact sciences and technology
Free electron lasers
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laboratories
Laser beams
Lasers
Life estimation
Linear accelerators
Optics
Physics
Testing
Undulators
Free electron laser
Laser
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Summary:High-power free electron lasers (FEL's) can be realized using induction linear accelerators as the source of the electron beam. These accelerators are currently capable of producing intense currents (10 2 -10 4 A) at moderately high energy (1-50 MeV). Experiments using a 500 A, 3.3 MeV beam have produced 80 MW of radiation at 34.6 GHz and are in good agreement with theoretical analysis. Future experiments include a high-gain, high-efficiency FEL operating at 10.6 μm using a 50 MeV beam.
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ISSN:0018-9197
1558-1713
DOI:10.1109/JQE.1985.1072732