STRONG-COUPLING OPERATION OF A FEL AMPLIFIER WITH AN AXIAL MAGNETIC-FIELD

Authors
RULLIER JL GARDELLE J LABROUCHE J LETAILLANDIER P
Citation
Jl. Rullier et al., STRONG-COUPLING OPERATION OF A FEL AMPLIFIER WITH AN AXIAL MAGNETIC-FIELD, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 358(1-3), 1995, pp. 118-121
Citations number
8
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
118 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1995)358:1-3<118:SOOAFA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a FEL experiment at 35 GHz, using a highly relativistic electron beam (T = 1.75 MeV). The electron pulse length is 30 ns FWHM with a peak current of 400 A. The FEL is designed to operate in the high-gain Compton regime, with a negative coupling parameter (Phi < 0) leading to a stong growth rate. More than 50 MW of RF power in the TE11 mode (43 dB gain) has been obtained with good re producibility. The experimental results are in good agreement with pre dictions made using the 3D stationary simulation code SOLITUDE.