Y. Neuman et al., A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING THE MAGNETIC-FIELD IN A MICROWIGGLER BASEDON MAGNETIC-TAPE RECORDING, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 331(1-3), 1993, pp. 695-700
The new generation of FELs should be more compact than present designs
. One important way to achieve this size reduction is to use microwigg
lers. Measurement and mapping of the magnetic field inside electromagn
etic microwigglers is at present a difficult task because of the small
dimensions of the microwiggler, the requirement for high spatial reso
lution in the measurement of the magnetic field, and the need to obtai
n a fast response since the field-producing pulse may be of short dura
tion. We present a new method for quick measurement and mapping of the
microwiggler field. Like the pulsed wire method [1,2], it gives in on
e measurement the magnetic field variation along the entire length of
the electromagnetic wiggler. In addition it is possible to also measur
e, instantaneously, the distribution of the magnetic field across the
lateral dimension of the wiggler. Our method is based on the use of a
magnetic recording tape which is inserted into the gap of the electrom
agnetic microwiggler. The maximum local magnetic field produced during
the driving-current pulse is recorded on the tape at all axial and la
teral positions. The tape containing the recorded magnetic field can t
hen be read (and ''heard'') by an ordinary tape recorder.