High-gain free electron lasers using induction linear accelerators |
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| Authors: | Orzechowski T Scharlemann E Anderson B Neil V Fawley W Prosnitz D Yarema S Hopkins D Paul A Sessler A Wurtele J |
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| Affiliation: | University of California, Livermore, CA, USA; |
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| Abstract: | 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 (102-104A) 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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