PRELIMINARY EMISSION CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENTS FOR A 300K-DOLLAR FIR FEL

Authors
LEWELLEN JW SCHMERGE JF HUANG YC FEINSTEIN J PANTELL RH
Citation
Jw. Lewellen et al., PRELIMINARY EMISSION CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENTS FOR A 300K-DOLLAR FIR FEL, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 358(1-3), 1995, pp. 24-26
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
358
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
24 - 26
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1995)358:1-3<24:PECMFA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
If the free-electron laser is to move from the category of ''national facility'' to the designation of a ''laboratory instrument'' it must m eet several conditions, including a reduction in cost. For the far inf rared, an FEL can be constructed for a component cost of approximately $300 000 including the accelerator. Such a device has been assembled, using a 1 1/2 cell RF cavity gun for the accelerator and a staggered- array wiggler consisting of permeable pole pieces in the field of a su perconducting solenoid. Spontaneous emission measurements have been pe rformed, and laser gain has been observed. Measurements have been in g ood agreement with theory.